PSA: I really don't care if you don't know who downvoted or upvoted or any of that.

Upvotes and downvotes aren't one of the things to be questioned in this way. "I don't get why you got downvoted" doesn't effectively continue a conversation, and isn't a logical question.

Firstly, you should want to converse about the content of a post more than why others think it's wrong. That's a more interesting conversation to have, and whether or not everyone agrees with you doesn't matter as long as the conversation is intelligent and/or enjoyable.

(One of the reasons I read rubik's posts is because I know he has sound reasoning for his arguments being an experienced, or at least aptly skilled player, and because I know that the content of posts will always grant insight in some way to the game at a higher level than I am at)

Secondly, if someone was downvoted that means someone didn't like or did not agree with what they said, its that simple. Whether the person is right or wrong in any particular matter is irrelevant when it comes to what you think about what the person said.

(Understanding or not understanding an upvote or downvote that was given is like trying to understand why trump was elected. What you think is going to happen, or what you think is right doesn't make it spontaneously occur. Sometimes there are large quiet minorities that have a strong opinion on a topic, or perhaps the first few people to read disliked the content of the post.)

So please, if it's possible I'd like to see less of "I don't get why you were (I was) upvoted/downvoted" responses because they are unintersting and pointless in the context of good conversations.

That would be great, thanks.