Questions tagged [down-votes]
For questions primarily asking about downvotes, best practices on when they should or should not be used, and how to handle being downvoted. (See also: the [up-votes] tag on Meta.)
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Why is an answer being downvoted without any comments?
An answer has multiple downvotes but nobody has left a comment explaining what's wrong with the answer or why they downvoted. Why hasn't anyone explained their downvote?
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Am I getting serial downvotes, or are my answers suddenly this bad?
I answered from personal experience on this question.
Got two downvotes in ten minutes.
I've been seeing this a lot recently -- seemingly anything with a 5e tag, but that's nearly all the questions ...
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Why is there a malus on downvoting?
If I upvote someone, it doesn't cost me anything, but if I downvote it costs rep and provides a disincentive to do so.
Downvoting is treated also as a personal attack, and there is a general attitude ...
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Comments explaining downvotes being deleted
When you downvote a post, a popup appears urging you to explain in a comment why you downvoted.
Now this happened:
Wow, can I ask the reason of the downvotes? – Vereos 46 mins ago
I downvoted, ...
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Is poorly balanced homebrew considered "low-effort"?
It's fairly well known that homebrew is a rather... contentious topic on this stack. From what I've noticed during my short time here, it looks like homebrew questions get a significantly higher ...
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Why are voting habits so different on RPG.SE in comparison to other SE sites?
I've been wondering about this, as I have since I first arrived here all those centuries ago.
Voting habits on RPG.SE are very different than on other StackExchange sites. Very rarely do we see ...
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Why do my questions about homebrew content get downvoted?
In my brief experience with this site, I have encountered problems with asking for balance on homebrew items. Every single time I have posted a homebrew question, it is downvoted, regardless of ...
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New User Experience: Why allow downvotes (esp. below 0) on already closed questions?
So - most [closed] questions are posted by new users.
But experienced users continue to "pile on" and -1 vote them, even after they are closed!
What gives?
As far as I can see this:
This ...
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Editing an answer to change a mistaken vote
So I'm new to the voting system and had a bit of a gaffe trying to zen after a bad comment found me on a bad day. Long story short, I down-voted good answers with the intent to undo the down-votes as ...
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Downvoting behaviour does not enable me to improve my post
This is not about venting about the downvotes on my post. Let's agree that my post does contain mistakes and that my comments down the road were driven by frustration. I'd like to share why I was ...
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Downvoting answers not fitting an edited question anymore?
This answer is a good answer, but, as explicitely mentioned, ends up not fitting the question since it has been edited since the answer was made.
What should users be suggested to do in such a case?
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Downvotes - comment or negative reputation?
I have a question about the efficient use of downvotes. People are downvoting without any comments; such behaviour is not necessarily constructive, but I generally agree with the logic presented in ...
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What to do about possible retaliatory down-voting spree?
I left an admittedly rude comment on an answer earlier today (requires privilege to see deleted post). I chose quite poor wording and offended the answer poster. While drafting an apology comment, the ...
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How are we judging One D&D questions and answers?
I am asking because I don't understand what has happened to When using the One D&D Playtest are you supposed to be using the 5e rules too?.
The question seems perfectly ok to me and I don't ...
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Can the reputation system be improved upon?
I just got on the wrong side of the reputation stick on the Gaming SE, by asking a question against their specific flavor of FAQ and policies. It got me to thinking, and I wanted to ask whether the ...
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Is it OK to downvote for “low effort” when the only way to answer quickly is piracy?
My question https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/86316/is-there-a-list-of-cleric-and-wizard-spells-that-deal-lightning-or-thunder-damag?noredirect=1&lq=1 was downvoted, with a comment ...
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Voting down has to be revised
Quoting the official description of downvoting priveledge:
Use your downvotes whenever you encounter an egregiously sloppy, no-effort-expended post, or an answer that is clearly and perhaps ...
