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comment by llagerlof
llagerlof  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Downvotes *are* bad for the community.

My opinion about this is: if you can't give a positive feedback about something, don't give a feedback. Have your post ignored by the community could be worse than receive downvotes. And if you only allow upvotes you only can share your positive feelings in the voting system.





kleinbl00  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If by "positive" you mean "constructive" then I agree with you. If by "positive" you mean "affirming" or "agreeing" then I disagree - some of the best discussions we've had have been about crap content.

user-inactivated  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's because talking about crap is fun and easy and creates more contention.

Nobody is going to disagree with the fact that Roundabout by Yes is an awesome song (this is a poor example but whatever it's late). But we can argue about Shadow of the Colossus till the sun goes down and get something out of it.