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NP. I am pretty emotionally tied to my view of quora in this regard.

So, I accept your downvote and will take it as constructive criticism to look at my tone in the future.

I LOVE getting a comment explaining a downvote. Frankly, I have said before here on HN, that I think that downvotes should require a comment explaining why the downvote.

So, Again, i appreciate the feedback. Upvote.



So, I accept your downvote and will take it as constructive criticism to look at my tone in the future.

OTOH, I upvoted you as much for your tone as for the content of the message. Sometimes showing a little emotion to make a point, is the right thing to do.


I believe that the people you are talking about can not be addressed in a milder tone. Of course you are not directly addressing them but I get the point. Hence upvoted.

PS: Fuck you is the best reason ever.


>I think that downvotes should require a comment explaining why the downvote.

The problem with this desire is that it presumes competence. It is based upon the idea that everybody attempts to be a worthy contributor, and that every attempt is deserving of a proper critique.

This simply isn't the case. For many posts, a downvote is the best it deserves; an explanation of the root of its stupidity serves only to detract from the conversation at large.


It would be possible to have an optional "reason"-field though. I don't think that's a bad idea really.


The "reason" field is the reply link. If the downvote deserves an explanation, then it should be public for the benefit of the reader.




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