Q13. Why don't you offer a thumbs down option?
The main reason is that a thumbs down option is really just a lazy way to initiate an ad hominem
(personal) attack. People who want a thumbs down button are really saying, "I don't like what the
author is saying, so I think I'll just show them disrespect instead of taking the time to actually
write a reasonable reader comment or an article to explain why I think they're wrong."
There is too much negativity in politics as it is. We don't want to encourage it further. Instead,
we want to encourage you to become columnists and write your own articles from your point
of view, or take the time to leave a reader comment on the article and explain why you disagree
with it. It's too easy and destructive to give a thumbs down, and it's much more constructive to
lay out in detail your own opinions for others to consider.
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