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Re:Mkfile(8) is severely syscall limited on OS X by gpvos on Sunday February 12, 2017 @12:50PM (#13629490)
Actually it is neither forbidden nor uncommon to see a comment by the downvoter explaining their reasoning for the downvote. But complaining about being downvoted, or inviting discussion about it, is frowned upon.
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Re:Mkfile(8) is severely syscall limited on OS X by kebolio on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:37PM (#13631038)
I just wondered seeing as it had been flagged dead within an hour I believe.

I believe however that this is one of the fundamental flaws of Reddit-style websites. On an imageboard you are obliged to make your disagreement in words, constructive or otherwise. Here, you can passive aggressively click the downvote button and leave the post in limbo.

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Re:Mkfile(8) is severely syscall limited on OS X by wott on Sunday February 12, 2017 @07:07PM (#13632029)
Well, sometimes it is better to just click to downvote, because the only other possibility that makes sense is to leave a message saying that the guy is a scumbag shithead. In such (common) cases, the simple downvote is better for the health of the thread and of the protagonists.

(I am not at all talking about the present case, let it be clear :-) )

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