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Comment author: thomblake 19 August 2010 07:15:10PM 1 point [-]

However, it can feel really irritating to get downvoted, especially if one doesn't know why. It happens to all of us sometimes, and it's perfectly acceptable to ask for an explanation.

A note: Some of us disagree about the degree of acceptability of asking for explanations for downvotes, so your requests for explanations might also get downvoted.

Comment author: Morendil 19 August 2010 07:24:45PM 4 points [-]

Maybe especially so if they consist only of the interjection "WTF".

I'd hazard that a request for a downvote explanation has a better chance of being answered satisfactorily if it is framed nicely, and perhaps an even better chance if you first think about why the comment might have been downvoted in the first place and offer a hypothesis.

And I'd strongly recommend not downvoting anyone who answers a request for a downvote explanation. Think about how that comes across.

Comment author: komponisto 19 August 2010 07:30:16PM *  -1 points [-]

Maybe especially so if they consist only of the interjection "WTF".

  • That was an edit to an existing comment about something else.

  • The grandparent of that comment contained a parenthetical, polite discussion of a previous downvote. A sense of beleaguerment should have been understandable in that context.

EDIT: That edit has now been removed. Anyone still think -2 is an appropriate score for that comment?

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