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> [Should downvoting be allowed on comments?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3615/should-downvoting-be-allowed-on-comments) 
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If comment to a question or answer is nonconstructive but doesn't warrant being flagged, there should be a way to indicate this to the author by giving the comment a negative vote.