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I have finally downvoted the post of Andy "Very short answer - get rid of downvotes on answers" despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said...
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coquelicot
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2022-02-13T16:17:58Z (almost 3 years ago)
- I have finally downvoted the post of Andy "Very short answer - get rid of downvotes on answers" despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said that downvotes are a bad thing by themselves (to be clarified below), but that downvoting without indicating the reason IS A BAD THING.
- On the contrary, I think that downvoting is a good tool to improve the quality of the answers (and questions), and I completely agree with the comment of manassehkatz. Moreover, Codidact (like SE) IS WORKING ON THE UPVOTE-DOWNVOTE principle, and that's its uttermost particularity. If you dislikes downvotes so much, don't come to this site.
- You cannot denature so much the whole system: this site is competitive in essence.
- And yes, downvotes can be used to stimulate persons, even if it is a bit displeasing to receive critics.
- Again, downvotes are here to improve the quality of the content, and that's why they should be made open. Also, a downvoter should be sufficiently mature and modest to recognize his mistakes, after a possible discussion with the person who answered.
**Final note:**> My SE experience on answer downvoting - How do we want folk to actually behave?> We should encourage people to behave in a similar way to me (more further down)Andy, you are a great EE engineer and I estimate you enormously, but that does not justify we follow you blindly regarding how this site should be driven (oh, wasn't it the reason Olin left SE and created this category in Codidact?). Also, most of the persons here (and me too) have several years of experience in SE.
- I have finally downvoted the post of Andy "Very short answer - get rid of downvotes on answers" despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said that downvotes are a bad thing by themselves (to be clarified below), but that downvoting without indicating the reason IS A BAD THING.
- On the contrary, I think that downvoting is a good tool to improve the quality of the answers (and questions), and I completely agree with the comment of manassehkatz. Moreover, Codidact (like SE) IS WORKING ON THE UPVOTE-DOWNVOTE principle, and that's its uttermost particularity. If you dislikes downvotes so much, don't come to this site.
- You cannot denature so much the whole system: this site is competitive in essence.
- And yes, downvotes can be used to stimulate persons, even if it is a bit displeasing to receive critics.
- Again, downvotes are here to improve the quality of the content, and that's why they should be made open. Also, a downvoter should be sufficiently mature and modest to recognize his mistakes, after a possible discussion with the person who answered.
#2: Post edited
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coquelicot
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2022-02-13T09:20:01Z (almost 3 years ago)
I have finally downvoted this post of Andy, despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said that downvotes are a bad thing by themselves (to be clarified below), but that downvoting without indicating the reason IS A BAD THING.- On the contrary, I think that downvoting is a good tool to improve the quality of the answers (and questions), and I completely agree with the comment of manassehkatz. Moreover, Codidact (like SE) IS WORKING ON THE UPVOTE-DOWNVOTE principle, and that's its uttermost particularity. If you dislikes downvotes so much, don't come to this site.
- You cannot denature so much the whole system: this site is competitive in essence.
- And yes, downvotes can be used to stimulate persons, even if it is a bit displeasing to receive critics.
- Again, downvotes are here to improve the quality of the content, and that's why they should be made open. Also, a downvoter should be sufficiently mature and modest to recognize his mistakes, after a possible discussion with the person who answered.
- **Final note:**
- > My SE experience on answer downvoting - How do we want folk to actually behave?
- > We should encourage people to behave in a similar way to me (more further down)
- Andy, you are a great EE engineer and I estimate you enormously, but that does not justify we follow you blindly regarding how this site should be driven (oh, wasn't it the reason Olin left SE and created this category in Codidact?). Also, most of the persons here (and me too) have several years of experience in SE.
- I have finally downvoted the post of Andy "Very short answer - get rid of downvotes on answers" despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said that downvotes are a bad thing by themselves (to be clarified below), but that downvoting without indicating the reason IS A BAD THING.
- On the contrary, I think that downvoting is a good tool to improve the quality of the answers (and questions), and I completely agree with the comment of manassehkatz. Moreover, Codidact (like SE) IS WORKING ON THE UPVOTE-DOWNVOTE principle, and that's its uttermost particularity. If you dislikes downvotes so much, don't come to this site.
- You cannot denature so much the whole system: this site is competitive in essence.
- And yes, downvotes can be used to stimulate persons, even if it is a bit displeasing to receive critics.
- Again, downvotes are here to improve the quality of the content, and that's why they should be made open. Also, a downvoter should be sufficiently mature and modest to recognize his mistakes, after a possible discussion with the person who answered.
- **Final note:**
- > My SE experience on answer downvoting - How do we want folk to actually behave?
- > We should encourage people to behave in a similar way to me (more further down)
- Andy, you are a great EE engineer and I estimate you enormously, but that does not justify we follow you blindly regarding how this site should be driven (oh, wasn't it the reason Olin left SE and created this category in Codidact?). Also, most of the persons here (and me too) have several years of experience in SE.
#1: Initial revision
by
coquelicot
·
2022-02-13T09:18:15Z (almost 3 years ago)
I have finally downvoted this post of Andy, despite it is rather close, in some respects, to my own views. Let me clarify myself. I've never said that downvotes are a bad thing by themselves (to be clarified below), but that downvoting without indicating the reason IS A BAD THING. On the contrary, I think that downvoting is a good tool to improve the quality of the answers (and questions), and I completely agree with the comment of manassehkatz. Moreover, Codidact (like SE) IS WORKING ON THE UPVOTE-DOWNVOTE principle, and that's its uttermost particularity. If you dislikes downvotes so much, don't come to this site. You cannot denature so much the whole system: this site is competitive in essence. And yes, downvotes can be used to stimulate persons, even if it is a bit displeasing to receive critics. Again, downvotes are here to improve the quality of the content, and that's why they should be made open. Also, a downvoter should be sufficiently mature and modest to recognize his mistakes, after a possible discussion with the person who answered. **Final note:** > My SE experience on answer downvoting - How do we want folk to actually behave? > We should encourage people to behave in a similar way to me (more further down) Andy, you are a great EE engineer and I estimate you enormously, but that does not justify we follow you blindly regarding how this site should be driven (oh, wasn't it the reason Olin left SE and created this category in Codidact?). Also, most of the persons here (and me too) have several years of experience in SE.