Title: I propose a &quot;reason for down vote&quot; feature to be added to hn.<p>It should be optional.<p>The reason won&#x27;t be part of the discussion thread. A small button close to the comment can link to the for the down vote.<p>Why add this?<p>People who get down voted (esp noobs to the community) have no idea why they were. As a result can&#x27;t figure out how to change our avoid such in the future.<p>Also trigger happy down voters might get to think carefully about WHY before they do.<p>Punishment without reason in real life is known as wickedness, cruelty, bullying...<p>This would be better for not just community but for the internet as a whole.
Upvote: