Regardless of whether or not we should discourage replies to downvoted comments, we should avoid discouraging replies to the replies to downvoted comments. People who are downvoted should not be discouraged from speaking up about their ideas, even if those ideas are bad. That’s the way that those people go about improving.
Additionally, if they’re discouraged from defending their ideas in more detail or from addressing criticisms, but they actually happened to be correct or at least to make a good point, then discouraging them is an extremely bad idea.
Regardless of whether or not we should discourage replies to downvoted comments, we should avoid discouraging replies to the replies to downvoted comments.
Regardless of whether or not we should discourage replies to downvoted comments, we should avoid discouraging replies to the replies to downvoted comments. People who are downvoted should not be discouraged from speaking up about their ideas, even if those ideas are bad. That’s the way that those people go about improving.
Additionally, if they’re discouraged from defending their ideas in more detail or from addressing criticisms, but they actually happened to be correct or at least to make a good point, then discouraging them is an extremely bad idea.
Oh, agreed.