No, downvoting should solely be a measure of the degree of accuracy and relevance of a comment to settling the empirical question at hand.

I don't think most people think that's what downvotes are for. But that's been discussed at great length.

Specifically, I'm under the impression downvote means 'I want to see fewer comments like this' at its basis, and any other analysis of what it means proceeds from that and our community standards.

ETA: FWIW, Eliezer has agreed