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I was the downvoter.  After I wrote the comment, I noticed that it was actually 3 days since the question was asked, but I decided not to go back and edit it since then the title and body of the comment wouldn't match.  (We can only edit bodies not comments).

It is frustrating when you try to work with someone to clarify a question, but they don't respond.  It dissipates volunteer energy, and leaves the site with a bunch of dangling ends and unfinished business.

The question was about polygonal meshes, something I've got some experience with from a previous life as a computer graphics guy.  I was eager to write an answer, but couldn't for the question as it was written.  Three days later it just doesn't feel interesting anymore, in part because the OP doesn't really care.  I probably won't answer now no matter how clearly he describes the problem.  This is what I meant about dissipating of volunteer energy.

Yes, it was a legitimate use of a downvote because it was <i>my</i> vote and therefore my call to make.  There may be general guidelines for voting, but in the end it's each individual voter's decision.  This kind of non-responsiveness is not what <i>I</i> think is appropriate for this site, so I voted accordingly.

I do think this is a reasonable discussion to have on meta, so I upvoted this question here.  Maybe some arguments will come along to change my mind, but currently I think it was the right call and would do it again in a similar situation.

And no, I don't want to hear excuses <i>"blah blah blah didn't respond"</i>.  It's not my or anyone else's problem here why the OP didn't respond.  We go by measurable actions.  If we didn't, then everyone would have convenient internet outages, be held hostage by drug lords, or fall down a well and take three days to crawl out.  All I could see and measure was that there was no response within a reasonable period, so -1.  That's how life works.

<i>"Do. Or do not. There is no try."</i> - Yoda.