It's about community. We don't want to encourage the sort of behavior that causes problems elsewhere. We don't want to create a hivemind environment where people wrap themselves in their bubbles and never get exposed to contrary ideas. Anonymous downvotes simply to express disagreement or punishment is part of the problem.
It's about community. We don't want to encourage the sort of behavior that causes problems elsewhere. We don't want to create a hivemind environment where people wrap themselves in their bubbles and never get exposed to contrary ideas. Anonymous downvotes simply to express disagreement or punishment is part of the problem.