Comment on Ask HN: Why are people afraid to answer a Stack Overflow question?parentComments−hgezimOP11yAre upvotes in a comment worth the same as upvotes of an answer?!−chromano11yIt seems like it is worth nothing but a badge, as documented here: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/17364/how-does-comme... "No reputation of any kind is earned or lost from comment votes, though the Commentator badge is awarded for leaving 10 comments, and the Pundit badge is awarded to those who left 10 comments, each with a score of 5 or more."−viraptor11yUpvotes show up on the side of the comment, but you don't get any rep for it.−hgezimOP11yAh, ok. There is very little incentive to commenting. Are people that afraid of criticism on SO when there is no upside to commenting?!
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Are upvotes in a comment worth the same as upvotes of an answer?!
It seems like it is worth nothing but a badge, as documented here: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/17364/how-does-comme...
Upvotes show up on the side of the comment, but you don't get any rep for it.
Ah, ok. There is very little incentive to commenting. Are people that afraid of criticism on SO when there is no upside to commenting?!