1078 upvotes, 12 direct replies (showing 12)
View submission: What are the unwritten laws of Reddit?
If a comment has a initially poor response and you edit it to ask why people are downvoting, you are effectively asking for more downvotes.
Comment by Osiris32 at 07/03/2021 at 18:35 UTC
419 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Yeah, never bitch about downvotes. Take your lumps and move on.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 18:21 UTC
91 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by rpxpackage at 07/03/2021 at 22:59 UTC
25 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Similarly if someone disagrees with you dont start a chain of comments arguing with them. Usually you just dig a bigger hole of downvotes/comments and end up being upset over something that ultimately doesnt matter because of a stranger.
Comment by MurmurationProject at 08/03/2021 at 01:05 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
“This will get ignored/buried/stuck in new”
I was going to upvote, but not anymore.
Comment by ReceptionLivid at 08/03/2021 at 01:51 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I have the opposite experience of this. Many times in a certain sub I’ve posted honest questions well within the thread’s rules respectfully and edited to genuinely ask why I’m being down voted and hours later it flips to a bunch of upvotes.
Comment by brainbreakr at 08/03/2021 at 00:16 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If i get downvoted i leave it be
I will banter a bit if someone comments something really rude, but other than that I ignore it
Comment by dehTiger at 08/03/2021 at 04:44 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
On the other hand, if someone is getting downvoted for making a factual claim, and someone else responds "Why is this getting downvoted? They're right.", then the downvotes will stop and it will start getting upvoted instead.
Comment by DanTheTerrible at 08/03/2021 at 07:35 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
There are times when I glory in the downvotes.
Comment by arteteco at 07/03/2021 at 22:32 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
which in my mind is so stupid, especially when I'm honestly not understanding the downvotes... just stop a second to explain me where I'm wrong ffs!
Comment by Bokbok95 at 07/03/2021 at 17:38 UTC
-15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Shit I’m so guilty of this. Well, I reply to comments that get downvoted asking why so many people downvote it
Comment by blokay_da_hech at 08/03/2021 at 08:52 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Once I was getting downvoted then edited my comment and said y'all are stupid for downvoting and then it got a bunch of upvotes which I was not expecting.
Comment by colateraldamag9 at 08/03/2021 at 15:06 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ngl I'm fine with the comment I just had to downvote