Could be usable tbh. But the problem I have with "non-dv" is that if I disagree with a user about a petty little thing I don't want to spam the discussion with offtopic commentary. Mandatory comments would still have that effect, spamming the discussion with potential offtopic.
We shouldn't be downvoting if it is something petty. Under my idea, the downvote is probationary. So if a reply isn't made in X amount of time, it goes away as if it never happened. More than anything, this will allow the site admins to see who's a downvote abuser and tag them accordingly with a banner next to their name similar to the suspicious behavior.
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