I've never understood why people whine about upvotes. If there were no upvotes, would you not even post? Do you only post so you can be validated by mouse clicks of people you don't know?
It's a discussion forum not a standalone blog and in discussions people don't like to be ignored or silenced. Just because it's typed out on the internet doesn't change that. I do understand why people whine about people whining about votes but it doesn't make it any less grating.