Is it annoying when people downvote arguments?
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I don't think it is annoying when people downvote my arguments, what I think is annoying is when they downvote without leaving a reply on why they think my argument sucked so bad.
You can of course say, that if you force the downvoters to leave a dispute, you'll also have to force the upvoters to leave a supporting argument.
I don't think so myself, if I upvote someone it is because I support their view. If I downvote someone then I think it is very important for me to dispute the person to tell him what is flawed with his argument.
Do you think it is annoying when people downvote without responding to your argument?
Yes, very annoying
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No, it's okay
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Exactly. A down vote implies that someone has a counter argument against me. In the case that such a counter argument isn't given I can only think of three possible explanations. Either the down-voter thinks I am not worthy of response which is fair enough, but reflects a pretty weird idea about what debate is. It could be the case that the down-voter simply didn't have a counterargument, yet thought that by merely having a contradicting opinion were enough reason to down-vote. This again reflects a pretty far out conception of what debate is. Finally it could be that the down-voter might just be bored, feeling like teasing / being a prick, etc which I don't think should belong in a debate. Side: Yes, very annoying
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No, i don't. If they disagree, they just simply do, i have no problem with that and if you think that people up-vote because they support the argument then people down vote on just because they don't support you. And people up vote not always because they agree, they sometimes just want their side to win so badly. Side: No, it's okay
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