never vote on my own comments, unless its important for them to be visible on top of a post
Some other exceptions for me: If I'm being flagged without a clear justification or my comment is pointing something out and likely to be flagged in retaliation.
I see it like raising your voice or shouting. There are times where it's appropriate or even necessary, but generally it's a faux pas.
Yeah, good points! The worst is when I see small-time users get flagged by bigger accounts cause they wrote criticizing comments on their posts - thankfully with more and more readers these will be countered over time. Although I can understand a little bit the thought behind "its my blog and my steempower - I can flag whichever comment I don't like" it still makes you come off in a bad light. Its kinda like comparing youtube videos that have comments/likes disabled, you know that most of the time the content of it is not good/true.
Great points @acidyo!
if they want more @thecrytptofiend wrote a lot here - Complete Steemit Etiquette Guide Revised Edition
I agree..some people dont like to accept opposing positions or opinions and then tend to punish those who disagree with them with a downvote. This is unethical and should not go unpunished. Good point