I’m bad at predicting how my comments get rated, too. However, funny comments seem to get a lot of upvotes.
I suspect most people are voting on the basis of what they do or don’t like, but the community has good enough taste that it works out to a useful feedback system—or maybe it’s just a self-reinforcing hall of mirrors which suits my taste.
I can never predict how my comments would be rated, so I gave up on looking for voting criteria and do what feels right at the moment.
I’m bad at predicting how my comments get rated, too. However, funny comments seem to get a lot of upvotes.
I suspect most people are voting on the basis of what they do or don’t like, but the community has good enough taste that it works out to a useful feedback system—or maybe it’s just a self-reinforcing hall of mirrors which suits my taste.