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In some situations it may be worth replying to a comment with negative value.
Imagine a comment which was made in a good faith, but just happens to be incredibly stupid, or is heavily downvoted for some other reason.
Now imagine a reply that contains just a word or two and a hyperlink to an article which explains why the parent comment was wrong. Does this reply deserve an automatic downvote?
Generally: It is a bad idea to think about one specific example and use it to create a rule for all examples. For instance, not all negative-karma comments are trolling; yet we create a rule for all negative-karma comments based on our emotional reaction to trolling.