in reply to Re: Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes
in thread Encouraging comments for downvotes

An explanation of why you got a ++ would not likely give you any information on how to improve your posts.
Of course it does. If you make a post and you get upvotes without an explaination, you don't know what was good in your post. Was it funny? Did you get points for being polite? Upvotes because you were the first to answer the question? Because you included a benchmark? Was it because your answer was correct, and the others weren't? If noone tells you why you got upvotes, you don't know what to repeat.

Abigail

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Re: Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes
by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Apr 06, 2004 at 20:08 UTC
    If you make a post and you get upvotes without an explaination, you don't know what was good in your post.
    You know why you considered it worth posting, and the chances are high that those who liked it agreed with that assessment.
    If noone tells you why you got upvotes, you don't know what to repeat.
    But you can trust your judgment, because, after all, it worked this time. It's when your judgment has failed that you need direction.

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