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I much appreciate when a seemingly 'surprise' downvote (of anybody; think I've only experienced one) has somebody follow up with something like "You're getting downvoted because…" or "Don't know why you're getting downvoted. This seems relevant because…". Both help me decide how to better fit to expectations.

Even if the given reason is not something I entirely agree with, reading why others might feel the way they do helps. With more samples, I can even get a feel for whether a given response was the respondents' personal interpretation/preference or representative of the community as a whole.

For downvotes that seem self-explanatory, I admit I do tend to skip over the replies.