Initially downvoted because I disliked your reason, then on reconsideration decided this merely discourages you from disclosing your reason, and does nothing to discourage you from downvoting for that reason, so retracted.
ETA: This comment was added to spread the information encapsulated here, that downvoting reasons-for-downvoting that we disagree with only results in a less transparent system which conveys less information overall, without actually changing anybody’s upvoting or downvoting habits.
Conveying less information is good. Too much “information” is spam. I would rather have unexplained downvotes and fewer wasted comments explaining them.
Initially downvoted because I disliked your reason, then on reconsideration decided this merely discourages you from disclosing your reason, and does nothing to discourage you from downvoting for that reason, so retracted.
ETA: This comment was added to spread the information encapsulated here, that downvoting reasons-for-downvoting that we disagree with only results in a less transparent system which conveys less information overall, without actually changing anybody’s upvoting or downvoting habits.
Conveying less information is good. Too much “information” is spam. I would rather have unexplained downvotes and fewer wasted comments explaining them.