Ask HN: Why do you care so much that you're being down voted?

Re:Ask HN: Why do you care so much that you're being down vo... by nodata on Monday July 16, 2012 @05:05AM (#4249903)

Why is it not okay for people to try and find out why they're being downvoted, but it's okay for you to post a whole topic talking about how annoying you find it?

In both cases the person, be it the downvotee or you, is trying to discover the reason for a behaviour.

Edit: it's also considered poor form to order people to modify their behaviour to match your particular preferences.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do you care so much that you're being down vo... by jyap on Monday July 16, 2012 @05:30AM (#4249948)

It's not poor form. The Hacker News Guidelines state (http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html): Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

It is poor form to not abide by the house rules.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do you care so much that you're being down vo... by nodata on Monday July 16, 2012 @06:18AM (#4250035)

I said it was poor form to order people to modify their behaviour to match your particular preferences.

The house rules mention complaining about downvotes. As you've found out, people are wanting to learn why they've been downvoted, they're trying to understand. That's not complaining.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do you care so much that you're being down vo... by waterlesscloud on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @07:01AM (#4255158)

That's a theory, but in practice it's often just a very thin veil for complaining about being downvoted.

Complaining about being downvoted earns a near-automatic downvote from me. It's the exact opposite of contributing something useful.

I hate it when I get downvoted, but I suck it up. Sometimes I knew it was coming, and sometimes it's only temporary and the comment ends up with a good score.

But regardless of how or why, I take it and move on.

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