So you are basically saying that you had a downvoting war with another person and while you stopped downvoting them, they didn’t stop downvoting you?
No, I’m saying I had a very, VERY strong impulse to respond to a perceived downvoting spat by turning it into a downvoting war. I did not actually retaliate.
I’ve contributed to threads where my discussion partner’s every comment was downvoted, but it wasn’t me. The damage isn’t done just to the one being downvoted, it’s pretty annoying to be part of such conversations.
The more common retributive downvoting is, the likelier false positives for “downvoting spats” become, and that will lead to a vicious downward spiral if everyone decides to play tit for tat after someone started it.
No, I’m saying I had a very, VERY strong impulse to respond to a perceived downvoting spat by turning it into a downvoting war. I did not actually retaliate.
In case someone hasn’t mentioned it, thank you for not participating in this nasty feedback loop.
I’ve contributed to threads where my discussion partner’s every comment was downvoted, but it wasn’t me. The damage isn’t done just to the one being downvoted, it’s pretty annoying to be part of such conversations.
The more common retributive downvoting is, the likelier false positives for “downvoting spats” become, and that will lead to a vicious downward spiral if everyone decides to play tit for tat after someone started it.