Why not let us see who has upvoted/downvoted our comments? It's frustrating when someone downvotes without explanation, especially if it's not an obviously stupid comment.
But all posters are not created equal - what if we could consider the source? If some guy with -27 karma downvotes my comment I could care less. If it's someone like Paul Buchheit, on the other hand, I have to consider the possibility that my comment was really stupid.
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Why not let us see who has upvoted/downvoted our comments? It's frustrating when someone downvotes without explanation, especially if it's not an obviously stupid comment.
But all posters are not created equal - what if we could consider the source? If some guy with -27 karma downvotes my comment I could care less. If it's someone like Paul Buchheit, on the other hand, I have to consider the possibility that my comment was really stupid.
It's anonymous by design, not by side effect. It's the same reason no one really knows if you voted for Bush or Kerry.
Hmmm...yeah, that makes sense. It keeps things from getting overly personal.