[hook]

Agreed. And here is an example where, without comment scores, it is impossible to know how many other people feel the same way.

[chc]

The best approach — with or without upvotes — would be to ask people if you want that information. Upvotes wouldn't reliably provide it — I and many others feel the best use of the voting system is to promote insightful and thought-provoking comments even if I don't believe they're ultimately THE right answer, and we vote accordingly.

[mattgreenrocks]

I'm not sure why that is relevant here. We're not voting on anything, just discussing it.

Besides, you could always send a message to the author and ask if you're interested.