Questions tagged [down-votes]
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Commentless downvotes
Is there a policy to encourage people to make comments when they give downvotes? Commentless downvotes do very little to improve the site. If something is wrong, you should explain what about it is ...
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Dealing with incorrect answers
Suppose an answer is blatantly incorrect. (E.g. it quotes a Talmudic passage to answer the question, but the passage in question actually says the exact opposite.)
I would assume that normally the ...
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Feature Request: Downvote popup to provide anonymous feedback
As a new user, I find it frustrating when I put effort into an answer and receive down votes with no explanation why. When a user flags a comment, they are given a few choices to explain why they are ...
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Downvoting to Promote Second Answer
Can one downvote an answer that is itself mediocre to promote the next answer?
This is especially relevant on inactive questions where any difference in upvotes is mostly going to stay that way. If ...
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