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I do not downvote for comments I disagree with.

I downvote for off topic, or for comments which detract from the conversation. I believe most others with the ability to downvote do the same.

Replying to off topic posts would be counter to the purpose of downvoting.

>>epanch+(OP)
I probably agree that if downvotes were only for off-topic/trolling/unhelpful comments the situation would be better, but I don't think we're there; I am fairly confident that downvoting for disagreement is common and officially okay.

>>yjftsj+T
Similarly, are up-votes expressing agreement or do they indicate something worth reading (opposite of thd topic/trolling/unhelpful)?

Some comments can go yo-yo, but I don't think it is possible to see the two counts separately.

>>yjftsj+T
I asked this exact same thing a while ago: >>36673613

So yes downvotes for mere disagreements are okay here.

>>almost+28
on a technical level, being able to see downvotes and upvotes separately would actually be interesting, as it does carry a signal, but it probably doesn't happen often enough to be worth the effort to implement.

>>kccqzy+eb
Yep, there is no doubting what the policy is. But it is reasonable to question whether it is the right policy.

>>em-bee+jd
Reddit does this as “controversial” and it is a good feature.