I’m supposed to downvote if I think the probability of that is >= 99.999% and upvote otherwise? I’m upvoting, but I still the probability of that is > 90%.
Well, someone might agree with wedrifid (that second-order comments are to be voted on normally) but still disapprove of his comment for reasons other than disagreement (for example, think it clarifies what would otherwise have been a valuable point of confusion), and downvote (normally) on that basis.
Okay, given the confusion, I’ve retracted my downvote. I’ve also seen a comment get about 27 karma on this thread replying to another post, and that comment was certainly not massively irrational, so I assume we vote normally if it’s not a first-order comment.
I’m supposed to downvote if I think the probability of that is >= 99.999% and upvote otherwise? I’m upvoting, but I still the probability of that is > 90%.
Army1987: Not sure what the rules are for comments replying to the original, but hell. Voted down for agreement.
(I think we just vote normally in these replies. I agree with army too.)
Why in the world would the parent be downvoted? I’m having difficulty unraveling the paradox.
Well, someone might agree with wedrifid (that second-order comments are to be voted on normally) but still disapprove of his comment for reasons other than disagreement (for example, think it clarifies what would otherwise have been a valuable point of confusion), and downvote (normally) on that basis.
Okay, given the confusion, I’ve retracted my downvote. I’ve also seen a comment get about 27 karma on this thread replying to another post, and that comment was certainly not massively irrational, so I assume we vote normally if it’s not a first-order comment.
I’m not actually sure why there was ever confusion. From the OP: “comment voting works normally for comment replies to other comments.”