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Downvoted?

Sigh

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If it's been a while, I'd recommend re-reading this site's guidelines:

> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

That's a very ostrich attitude to the problem though.

Allowing toxic behaviour to persist and shutting down discussion of the problem.

I'm just wondering why pointing out a flaw, that I'm grateful if someone answering, which is ultimately useful for the community as a whole gets downvoted.

Downvoting doesn't give any feedback to the poster what they did wrong. I'm all for good feedback, shutting down that discussion does greater damage in a meritocracy IMHO

I think every downvote should have a reason given, and show who did it.

After more thought, I believe a downvote ought to cost the downvoter a point of karma.

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