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What do you consider valid reasons for down voting?

Do you vote down arguments because you don't agree with them, because they are rude, poorly written, or for another reason?

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This point system is flawed for a debate forum.

I hardly ever downvote. But I do upvote when I see a strong argument, regardless if I agree with it or not.

What is regarded as rude is subjective, and a person’s ability to write well is not an accurate measure of their ability to argue even though it can be frustrating to decipher what they are trying to convey, so I try to give people the benefit of the doubt considering we all have different backgrounds. I only resort to downvotes when someone makes a ridiculous argument that’s holier than Swiss cheese.

I think I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve felt that I had to downvote. And sometimes I’ll even ‘support’ a comment that I don’t necessarily agree with if I see that they are using sound reasoning. Although, along with my supporting comment, I will ask some questions to attempt to get the person thinking more and possibly allow him to see my point of view. Sometimes, I am surprised to find that they have more of a convincing position then I do.

I look at debate as a learning experience. I am a student, as well as a teacher at times. I ask that people teach me, so that I may learn more, and I ask people to learn from me as well. Downvoting, especially if no follow up comment is added as to explain why you downvoted, does not help in this learning process.

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I downvote when an argument is repetitive, incomprehensible, formally fallacious, or more emotion than reason.

I personally only down-vote for rude arguments, spam, or arguments so poorly written that they can't be understood.

I would never down-vote someone simply because I disagree with them. I think we should all try to maintain the integrity of respectful debate.

Side: Disagreement doesn't support downvoting