NP. I am pretty emotionally tied to my view of quora in this regard.
So, I accept your downvote and will take it as constructive criticism to look at my tone in the future.
I LOVE getting a comment explaining a downvote. Frankly, I have said before here on HN, that I think that downvotes should require a comment explaining why the downvote.
So, I accept your downvote and will take it as constructive criticism to look at my tone in the future.
OTOH, I upvoted you as much for your tone as for the content of the message. Sometimes showing a little emotion to make a point, is the right thing to do.
I believe that the people you are talking about can not be addressed in a milder tone. Of course you are not directly addressing them but I get the point. Hence upvoted.
>I think that downvotes should require a comment explaining why the downvote.
The problem with this desire is that it presumes competence. It is based upon the idea that everybody attempts to be a worthy contributor, and that every attempt is deserving of a proper critique.
This simply isn't the case. For many posts, a downvote is the best it deserves; an explanation of the root of its stupidity serves only to detract from the conversation at large.
