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Re: If I think you’re wrong, I’m going to downvote you and move on

If the receiver of the downvote doesn't know why, they may make the same thinking process mistake again, and moderators will have to reinvent their downvotes in the future. It may not be the same person each time, but in agraggrate thinking errors pile up, so that approach doesn't scale for forums full of mostly repeat commentators.

In my opinion, Hacker News should require a non-trivial comment on the reason why something is downvoted, prompting for sufficient counter-details. Maybe that's dreamy feature-creep, but it sure would feel nicer than hit-and-run downvotes. I prefer to learn from my mistakes.

Anyhow, the specific score changed so it's no longer an issue here, but remains a general frustration. Thanks for your feedback; I appreciate it regardless of whether I agree.

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I get downvoted all the time, I can usually guess why. But I agree that an explanation would be helpful.

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I'd like to request tips on "what not do say" here on H.N.

[someguydave]

pretty much anything that goes against the silicon valley consensus on political and ethical matters.