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Re^3: Optional vote explanation box as an anonymous message sender.

by thoglette (Scribe)
on Sep 18, 2006 at 02:07 UTC ( [id://573465]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Optional vote explanation box as an anonymous message sender.
in thread Optional vote explanation box as an anonymous message sender.

Actually, I'd love to have a clue as to why people vote negatively. At the moment I'm puzzled as to one cast on me:

I followed up a query of mine - with the solution, thinking that a question with an answer is more useful than just a question.

But someone voted it down.

Why? I don't know. I'd love to know.

The question was considered useful (Reputation: 8). But apparently the answer is not.

As someone who very rarely votes someone down my knee jerk response is: Demand a reason. Perhaps a pulldown form (RTFM, homework, WRONG, Flamebait, Other), with "other" requiring commentary. I don't care to know who, just why.

Thog.


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Re^4: Optional vote explanation box as an anonymous message sender.
by jdtoronto (Prior) on Sep 18, 2006 at 04:45 UTC
    I have had a number of posts downvoted, particularly just after they are posted. Then they usually go on to get a resonable rep, but you do have to wonder. I think it is part of the 'automatic' vaoting process of a very few - some of whom will upvote posts of no apparent value, and others will downvote anything.

    jdotornto

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