Update 3 I have striked everything else b/c this has not been a constructive thread. My main point was that I had seen some posts that were incorrect and downvoted but no-one posted a correction. I was hoping we could come up with a recommendation which would help readers see which posts are incorrect. That is all.

Update 2 My primary concern is not that *I* know why *MY* post has been downvoted, but so *OTHER* readers know if a post is technically incorrect.

Update BigLug mentions the following over here:

When a -- is given, ask the voter why
When I -- something, I often would like to drop a quick note to explain. But I'd like to do it privately and annonymously. So, rather than logging out and posting publically as AnnonyMonk or posting privately but as myself via the chatterbox, I'd like to leave a message tied to the node (just under the Reputation) that only the poster can read
I agree. I would leave it optional though.

Original I have no problems with downvoting and receiving XP for doing so. I also have no problem with someone downvoting my node especially if I am incorrect. The only problem I have is when a node is downvoted for valid technical reasons and no comment is posted. I would like to *encourage* voters to provide information for downvotes. Can we make this an officially recommended practice? or is it already??

In reply to Encouraging comments for downvotes by disciple

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