it's just that it seems to me that is senseless of these people to downvote comments for what seems like no good reason at all. and like I said somewhere else here recently, why can't they make a reply comment, saying what they think is wrong with my comment, if they disagree - as you just did. I can't tell, by a downvote, whether they just disapprove, or actually disagree. and if they disagree, it would be helpful if they said why. downvoting seems like the lazy option in the case of disagreement.

but yes, you really cannot change people. either they have some good reason for doing it, which I don't understand, or they just are that way.

anyway I am getting tired of doing it, so maybe I'll take your advice and just ignore it from now on.

thanks for your feedback.