User blog comment:The Kaufman/Germanic challenge - Voting!/@comment-2040889-20150920130722/@comment-26873416-20150920164159

TO ED:

if Swamp Gothic and Karahien are the worst, why don't you upvote the better ones instead of downvoting the worse ones? I understand that maybe that's "not how you operate" but I think a little less negativity would:

a) positively impact other users' opinions of you

b) make you seem a little more amigable and a little less intimidante

c) actually increase the quality of the conlangs around here.  It's pretty clear that you're the expert here on this wiki.  You have a lot to offer when it comes to assisting others in the creation of better and more realistic conlangs.  It's just that some users don't approach you because they're afraid of your opinion.  Personally, I'm not easily offended, so it doesn't bother me, but many people are more sensitive than you and me, so if they didn't feel as attacked when they asked for help, they might do it more often, and you could help them to improve their skills and the languages themselves.

PS I'm not asking you to sugarcoat anything -- Please, by all means, point out the flaws in others' conlangs. But I think it's always better to, along with pointing out a flaw, suggest how it may be fixed or improved.

PPS It's nothing personal

TO THE ENTIRE WIKI:

Why don't we have challenges where either no downvotes are allowed, or only one downvote?