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Re:A former CIA spy has revealed his key role in the arrest ... by nxzero on Sunday May 15, 2016 @11:59AM (#11701376)
Maybe it's me, but it's rare that my comments get more that 10 votes (up/down) - and as such, I don't make anything of votes to my comments; statistical significance, poor sample, puppet accounts, etc.

What I do make something of is meaningful responses to my comments.

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Re:A former CIA spy has revealed his key role in the arrest ... by ZenoArrow on Sunday May 15, 2016 @12:17PM (#11701458)
Sure, such feedback is rare, it does require significant feedback in both directions, it doesn't work with single upvote/downvote swings.

It's also very obvious when you've said something that annoys one individual as you can get a string of downvotes in quick succession across multiple comments. Such feedback is easy to spot and see as childish, so I enjoy it for what it is instead.

That said, I much prefer comments, even those that disagree with me.

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