Ask HN: Could downvoting work better if a reason had to be entered?

The ability to provide meaningful and respectful feedback is as important as someone who may provoke or try to stir trouble.

I'm curious if YC has toyed with the idea of increasing the right to downvote to have to include a comment, explanation, or reasoning that is not a few characters.

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23647178

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