#26 - Feb. 14, 2017, 10:31 p.m.
!@#$ off. Just no, alright? No.
Why tho? Because you got butthurt someone downvoted you? People are free to downvote as they please, no matter what. They are allowed to disagree.
This is called free speech and what you are asking is the silencing of free speech.
I mean, some people just can't be bothered writing so they downvote to show their opinion. I'd be someone like that if I wasn't such an English hor.
Reading this while thinking...
"...free speech means the government can't arrest you for what you say. It doesn't mean that anyone else has to listen to your bulls**t, or host you while you share it. The 1st Amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences." -
xkcd---
Anyways, agreeing with OP in a vein, and others here. The downvote system doesn't really serve a purpose in the current environment (and it is abused more than used properly). We've been talking about what we think would be better - getting rid of downvotes, getting rid of votes entirely, etc. - but we don't have any definite consensus among our team yet.
Upvotes, however, do serve a purpose in generalizing community perception to certain topics, and it helps us to track what is 'generally' agreed upon.
Anyways, I'm interested in you guys' thoughts on this since you use this forum too and all.
Usually the more rational, thought out, and well spoken a post is on this forum, the more downvotes it has.
Funny because it's true. :P