I didn't downvote you, but the terseness made it for me immediately come off as a kind of criticism, e.g.: "Why would we ever need it". May not have been your intent but if it was a genuine question, form matters.
From the same guidelines "Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading." treve gave insight into their thought process when they read your initial comment, and I had the same reaction. Neither treve nor I downvoted it.
