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adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote:

Example for an answer with a net score of +2:

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow...

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?

adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote:

Example for an answer with a net score of +2:

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow...

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?

adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote:  

Example for an answer with a net score of +2:  

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow...  

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?

adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote:

Example for an answer with a net score of +2:

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow...

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?

adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote:

Example for an answer with a net score of +2:

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow...

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?

adding an anonymous comment wouldn't help much, you just would get comments like "......".

If your answer/question is correct/good it will likely be upvoted (up to the level it deserves (if not more)) resulting in an additional +8 for each downvote: 

Example for an answer with a net score of +2: 

     what             | upvotes | downvotes | NET | reputation
    ------------------+---------+-----------+-----+------------
    without downvotes |    2    |     0     |  2  |  +20
    with one downvote |    3    |     1     |  2  |  +28
    ...

assuming the system works... I've seen this happening often on Stackoverflow... 

related: How do you react when someone votes down your question?