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So @AOU and I have been talking and he just came up with an idea. We have been discussing it for a few minutes today and we thought we would share it with you guys and get your input. 1. A page where you can see a list of the downvotes on your posts and another for comments (Level 6 and up) 2. A page where you can see a list of all downvotes that have been cast on the site (Red Barons and up) So let us know what you think.

So and I have been talking and he just came up with an idea. We have been discussing it for a few minutes today and we thought we would share it with you guys and get your input.

  1. A page where you can see a list of the downvotes on your posts and another for comments (Level 6 and up)

  2. A page where you can see a list of all downvotes that have been cast on the site (Red Barons and up)

So let us know what you think.

Idea 1 & 2 are good
Idea 1 & 2 are bad
Idea 1 is good & idea 2 is bad
Idea 1 is bad & idea 2 is good
Fuck You!

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[–] • 4 pts

Admittedly, I'm aloof so perhaps I don't see as much as others however, I don't think that down voting is so much stigmatized here as it is personalized. Casting a down vote here is akin throwing a punch in person. If I hit that button I should first be able to articulate a counter argument or at a minimum point to a flaw in your reasoning. Short of that I had better suck up my resentment for your having the audacity to post something I disagree with or at least admit to myself that I'm so petty that I can't allow you to respond.

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

Personalized is a good way to look at it. Usually I just ignore rather than downvote. There is a user or two that I feel deserve downvotes on a regular basis, not because I disagree, but one is prone to offtopic rants, and the other is a larping idiot. In both cases. I'm not sure replying and downvoting works either. I could say "stay on topic", or "quit larping, faggot", idk.

I choose to look the other way instead of downvoting. Maybe that is good, the system is working as intended? I'm not so sure.