This is something that has puzzled me for quite a while now, as it seems like the comment section beneath the articles is often awash in negative voted comments that were completely innocuous, including many that were actually hidden from view.
I've experienced it myself and seen it happen to others who write the tamest of comments, sharing some opinion or observation. It's reached the point that I often feel the need to upvote a comment I disagree with just because it's trending dangerously close to being rendered invisible lol
Anyway, it just seemed weird to me as, here on the forums, there doesn't seem to be nearly so much venom. Things certainly get heated, but it doesn't match what I see in the articles comments.
So I just thought I'd ask, do you downvote comments there? If so, how often? I'd just like to see if the discrepancy is all in my head or if it is indeed uniquely hostile over there lol
