I think voting should happen primarily based on quality of contribution, not norm violation. For norm violations you can report it to the mods. I think it’s pretty reasonable for some comments that don’t violate any norms but just seem generically low quality to get downvoted (and indeed, most of the internet is full of low-quality contributions that make discussions frustrating and hard to interact with, without violating any clear norms, and our downvote system holds them at least somewhat at bay).
I think voting should happen primarily based on quality of contribution, not norm violation. For norm violations you can report it to the mods. I think it’s pretty reasonable for some comments that don’t violate any norms but just seem generically low quality to get downvoted (and indeed, most of the internet is full of low-quality contributions that make discussions frustrating and hard to interact with, without violating any clear norms, and our downvote system holds them at least somewhat at bay).