> I can understand that if you disagree with a comment, you should downvote it ....
I don't. Do we want the top comments to be a representation of the views of the Hivemind, or do we want them to be comments that lead to interesting discussions? I'd much prefer the latter.
I therefore suggest that, for example, we all upvote thought-provoking things we disagree with and downvote pointless, me-too-ish, or impolitely stated things we agree with.
So, have an upvote, O thought-provoking person that I disagree with.
> I can understand that if you disagree with a comment, you should downvote it ....
I don't. Do we want the top comments to be a representation of the views of the Hivemind, or do we want them to be comments that lead to interesting discussions? I'd much prefer the latter.
I therefore suggest that, for example, we all upvote thought-provoking things we disagree with and downvote pointless, me-too-ish, or impolitely stated things we agree with.
So, have an upvote, O thought-provoking person that I disagree with.