I think that it is generally fine to vote without explanations, but it would be nice to know why people are disagreeing or disliking something. Two scenarios come to mind:
If I write a comment that doesn’t make any claim/argument/proposal and it gets downvotes, I’m unclear what those downvotes mean.
If I make a post with a claim/argument/proposal and it gets downvoted without any comments, it isn’t clear what aspect of the post people have a problem with.
I remember writing in a comment several months ago about how I think that theft from an individual isn’t justified even if many people benefit from it, and multiple people disagreed without continuing the conversation. So I don’t know why they disagreed, or what part of the argument they through was wrong. Maybe I made a simple mistake, but nobody was willing to point it out.
I also think that you raise good points regarding demographics and the willingness of different groups of people to voice their perspectives.
I agree it would be nice to know, but in every case someone has decided they do want to vote but don’t want to comment. Sometimes I try and cajole an answer, but ultimately I’m glad they gave me any information at all.
I think that it is generally fine to vote without explanations, but it would be nice to know why people are disagreeing or disliking something. Two scenarios come to mind:
If I write a comment that doesn’t make any claim/argument/proposal and it gets downvotes, I’m unclear what those downvotes mean.
If I make a post with a claim/argument/proposal and it gets downvoted without any comments, it isn’t clear what aspect of the post people have a problem with.
I remember writing in a comment several months ago about how I think that theft from an individual isn’t justified even if many people benefit from it, and multiple people disagreed without continuing the conversation. So I don’t know why they disagreed, or what part of the argument they through was wrong. Maybe I made a simple mistake, but nobody was willing to point it out.
I also think that you raise good points regarding demographics and the willingness of different groups of people to voice their perspectives.
I agree it would be nice to know, but in every case someone has decided they do want to vote but don’t want to comment. Sometimes I try and cajole an answer, but ultimately I’m glad they gave me any information at all.