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I've a few self-imposed rules on downvoting, I'm wondering how other people handle it :
I never downvote someone in a thread I'm active in (like, I never downvote an answer to one of my comments). Even if I feel the answer is a troll, because I can't trust myself to be judge and party at the same time.
I never downvote someone just because I don't like him. Not that I'm on LW since long enough to really dislike anyone for now - but still. Downvoting (or upvoting) is on the content, not on the person.
I never downvote something just because I disagree. Something has to be like a troll, contain ad hominems or obvious strawmen, or be very rude (logically or on the wording) for me to downvote.
I never downvote something I don't understand. If I don't understand, it could be that it's too confuse to be understandable (which could deserve a downvote), but also that I failed on understanding, so in doubt, I abstain.