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18 Post author: Will_Newsome 19 May 2011 10:23AM

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Comment author: syllogism 26 May 2011 02:02:49PM 1 point [-]

I can't presently imagine a plausible interpretation for downvoting that yields things I'd want to downvote but still would want my peers to look at. Can you give an example?

You post a detailed reply to a low-value comment, and want your reply seen even though you don't like the parent.