I like commenting as a way to let authors know that I value their posts. I can't upvote everyone at full power, so a comment lets them know that I read their content and appreciate it.
I see people upvoting all the comments in their posts, but at a 1% level that doesn't really count for anything. It seems sneaky. I've started upvoting comments to my posts, but it gets to be a cognitive overload to think about what percentage to put for every one. I like some of the intiatives, like @kus-knee has, that sends a bigger reward to the best comment to their post within a certain interval. I'm thinking that's what I need to move toward. So I'm definitely in an 'evaluation phase'!
I tend to upvote comments with between around 20%-100% voting power, and honestly, I don't think about it too hard. Yes, I've seen people do the whole "give everyone a 1% vote" thing, and I agree, it's not cool. It could potentially backfire too. Anyway thanks for your comment.
You're welcome. I probably over-think it all, way too much. I'm learning to think less, lol! ; )