I downvoted the comment in question without reading it beyond confirming that by keyword it is at least as insane as the other things he has said recently. He seems to have completely lost his grasp of reality to the extent that I am concerned for his mental health and would recommend seeking urgent medical attention.
So I don’t necessarily agree that downvoting without reading is necessarily a bad thing. But Will certainly has strong evidence that it was occurring in this thread. I had noticed it before Will made the complaint himself.
I don’t think people who downvote before reading count as something to legitimately complain about, as they can change their vote after reading. “People who downvote without reading are bad” is a fine enough statement for conversation and making one’s point, but the argument against downvoting is that one shouldn’t be judged by those who fail to gain information about what they judge, which isn’t so applicable here (except to the extent the voters are biased to keep their initial vote).
In fact, if people who downvote without reading are often people who downvote before reading, the evidence that a few voted before the submission could have been read and judged on its merits is even less impressive.
I downvoted the comment in question without reading it beyond confirming that by keyword it is at least as insane as the other things he has said recently. He seems to have completely lost his grasp of reality to the extent that I am concerned for his mental health and would recommend seeking urgent medical attention.
So I don’t necessarily agree that downvoting without reading is necessarily a bad thing. But Will certainly has strong evidence that it was occurring in this thread. I had noticed it before Will made the complaint himself.
I don’t think people who downvote before reading count as something to legitimately complain about, as they can change their vote after reading. “People who downvote without reading are bad” is a fine enough statement for conversation and making one’s point, but the argument against downvoting is that one shouldn’t be judged by those who fail to gain information about what they judge, which isn’t so applicable here (except to the extent the voters are biased to keep their initial vote).
In fact, if people who downvote without reading are often people who downvote before reading, the evidence that a few voted before the submission could have been read and judged on its merits is even less impressive.