Those who ++ without additional comment have nothing to add or correct.
Huh? Are you saying that ++ votes are meaningless? People just vote because they need the exercise for their fingers? Voting should be symmetric: downvote bad post, upvote good post. Don't upvote just because the best you can think of the post is "nothing to add or correct" - you might as well downvote such a post. If there's nothing to add or correct, it's a neutral post, and should receive no votes.
who -- clearly do think something should be added or corrected.
Yeah, but ++ voters do think the post was above what could be expected. If you want to press for a policy that -- voters tell why they -- voted, than please be symmetric, and insist ++ voters justify their actions as well.
Those voters are jackasses, IMO, and considering how often this topic gets raised, I'm not alone in that assessment.
It seems to me the topic is raised by whiners who can't stand receiving downvotes, but who never seem to question their upvotes. I never see a thread started about "I'm getting upvotes, but noone tells me why".

Abigail

In reply to Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes by Abigail-II
in thread Encouraging comments for downvotes by disciple

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