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I downvoted you. Please don't derail this topic and turn it into a gun debate. Thanks.

edit: never mind. judging by the downvotes, I guess people really enjoy their endless gun debates!

The point of having threaded comments is to allow new discussion to happen. I'm sure other top level comments won't be a gun debate; even better if you add your own thoughts. Only downvote things if they do not contribute to discussion whatsoever.

You don't need to comment on why you downvoted.

I know, but I prefer giving feedback whenever possible. I personally hate being downvoted with no explanation. I call it "drive-by downvoting" and in my opinion it really degrades the experience of the community as a whole.

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