Likely this, but it’s not completely clear to me what you mean.
I meant that if you were asking the question as a way of expressing your objections I had nothing useful to add.
the question is about properties of my comments, not of the people who judge them. But since you are not one of the downvoters, this says that you have less access to the reasons behind their actions than if you were one of them
Yes. Of course, if the question isn’t about the people who judge the comments, then access to those people’s motivations isn’t terribly relevant to the question.
Of course, if the question isn’t about the people who judge the comments, then access to those people’s motivations isn’t terribly relevant to the question.
The reasons they had for making their decisions can (should) be about my comment, not about them.
I meant that if you were asking the question as a way of expressing your objections I had nothing useful to add.
Yes. Of course, if the question isn’t about the people who judge the comments, then access to those people’s motivations isn’t terribly relevant to the question.
The reasons they had for making their decisions can (should) be about my comment, not about them.