>(This is in fact sarcasm before you get too eager with that down arrow)
I see this defense quite a lot on the internet, and I think it's misplaced. Even without your comment, I would have downvoted you, not because I though you were in earnest, but because your sarcastic comment doesn't add anything to the conversation.
I think it adds a lot to the conversation.
It's an obviously poor argument, which points out how poor it is when Mozilla uses it to make obviously poor choices.
I agree that my comment is of extremely limited value. Usually I just down vote and move on for that very reason. Today I chose to explain why instead.
The difference is that I believe that my comment has a very small positive value, while I believe that the comment I responded to has a small to moderate negative value.
I see this defense quite a lot on the internet, and I think it's misplaced. Even without your comment, I would have downvoted you, not because I though you were in earnest, but because your sarcastic comment doesn't add anything to the conversation.