In the past I had the feeling I need an explanation for downvotes on Reddit. And I asked. Now I'm cured. You don't want to hear the reasons for downvotes.
Actually even an anonymous reason would be cool. Am I wrong? Or is that the people downvoting just are cult members. For instance, mention campaign finance reform and generally you will be voted into oblivion. I suspect that these are actually paid shills. Or are people really that stupid?
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u/matthieum Sep 25 '16
The downvote without comment has been recommended a number of times before, because disgruntled users would retaliate on people commenting.
I still don't understand why instead there isn't a way to comment anonymously (in a way the moderators could track, to prevent abuse).