We definitely need to separate “some types of comments get incorrectly downvoted” from “throttling is harmful in some cases”. It drives me nuts that some kinds of criticism get downvoted, even when they’re well-made and relevant. But I don’t see any solution that doesn’t have very large reduction in the overall information content of voting.
There’s no software solution but when you actually see such criticism you can vote it up strongly.
If we have enough experienced people in this community who have the karma to cast strong votes and willingness to do it, the problem is solvable.
We definitely need to separate “some types of comments get incorrectly downvoted” from “throttling is harmful in some cases”. It drives me nuts that some kinds of criticism get downvoted, even when they’re well-made and relevant. But I don’t see any solution that doesn’t have very large reduction in the overall information content of voting.
There’s no software solution but when you actually see such criticism you can vote it up strongly. If we have enough experienced people in this community who have the karma to cast strong votes and willingness to do it, the problem is solvable.