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in reply to Re: Downvoting -- No XP
in thread Downvoting -- No XP

Awarding XP for disagreeing is just like rewarding people for disagreeing.

I encourage people to disagree with posts that are factually incorrect, hostile, intended only as provocation, or offensive.

Until the code can categorize those posts automatically, we'll have to rely on human judgment to find them. Since XP rewards participation in the monastery, I don't support removing the potential benefit from legitimate and useful "disagreement".