It may also simply draw attention to the comment thread due to people seeing the “why downvoted?” comment appear in the recents comment list. The more people reading a comment, the more who may vote on it. Inexplicable downvotes tend to persist more in long comment threads, low on the page, on older posts.
It may also simply draw attention to the comment thread due to people seeing the “why downvoted?” comment appear in the recents comment list. The more people reading a comment, the more who may vote on it. Inexplicable downvotes tend to persist more in long comment threads, low on the page, on older posts.