Maybe people care way less about the difference between the two kinds of downvotes than I do. Even if the comment was bad or poorly communicated, I don’t think the disagree downvote is appropriate as long as the answer is correct. I see the votes as being “subjective” and “objective” respectively. I agree about the noise thing
Then, I’d argue, they’re being wrong or pedantic. Since I don’t believe my evidence is wrong, it’s at most incomplete, and one could argue that an incomplete answer is incorrect in a sense, not because it says anything wrong, but because it doesn’t convey the whole truth. If either reason applied to anyone reading that comment, I’d have loved to discuss it with them, which is why I wrote that initial comment in a slightly provocative or cocky way (which I belive is not inappropriate as it reflects my level of confidence quite accurately). This may conflict with some peoples intellectual virtues, but I think a bit of conflict is healthy/necessary for learning
Maybe people care way less about the difference between the two kinds of downvotes than I do. Even if the comment was bad or poorly communicated, I don’t think the disagree downvote is appropriate as long as the answer is correct. I see the votes as being “subjective” and “objective” respectively. I agree about the noise thing
Other people have seen different evidence than you, and don’t necessarily agree about which answers are correct.
Then, I’d argue, they’re being wrong or pedantic. Since I don’t believe my evidence is wrong, it’s at most incomplete, and one could argue that an incomplete answer is incorrect in a sense, not because it says anything wrong, but because it doesn’t convey the whole truth. If either reason applied to anyone reading that comment, I’d have loved to discuss it with them, which is why I wrote that initial comment in a slightly provocative or cocky way (which I belive is not inappropriate as it reflects my level of confidence quite accurately). This may conflict with some peoples intellectual virtues, but I think a bit of conflict is healthy/necessary for learning