A great idea, @reinhard-schmid! Why not make it possible to see who has cast a down vote just like it is possible to see who casts an upvote for an article. More transparency and accountability is good for the platform. I love the idea of making a comment necessary, but it would be easy enough to put gibberish in the comment, so I don't think that would be effective.
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Thank you for your kind answer. See, the thing is, when someone repeatedly downvoted and only added "nonsense comments", it would say something about that person. And just like the platform tries to find ways to defend itself against spam, one might find ways to defend against such... how should I say.. troll-ish behavior..
That's true, @reinhard-schmid. It would still be successful in this way.