I do understand the vote tallying on comments and that they have little to no monetary value. I choose to continue doing so because it helps me keep track. I upvote the replies so I know and the commenter knows that I’ve read them. If I left them without a vote, I’d quickly lose track; in fact, I don’t respond to many of the comments except for that tracking vote. Except for the recent reboot, I haven’t had any problems keeping up with the regeneration period.

If the system added a check box or something to tick off when we’ve seen replies, I’d change. Until then, I can think of no more efficient way to track them. And, my comment upvotes never amount to more than 10 of my total votes per day – a minimal loss, in my estimation, for the convenience.

As I said before, I read a lot of creative writing posts, so I cannot fit in the full 50 votes. I won’t vote on a blog I haven’t read and valued.