Timeline for Select from list of reasons when performing downvotes
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| Nov 17, 2012 at 19:00 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| Nov 12, 2012 at 15:28 | comment | added | George Stocker Mod | @jmort253 Here's an example from very recently: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/155358/… Yes, it happens. It's not the most common thing that happens, but it's not super-rare either. | |
| Nov 10, 2012 at 2:33 | comment | added | jmort253 | Hi @GeorgeStocker, does this already happen with downvotes where users leave comments? I can't say I've seen an instance recently where someone asked on meta for their downvote to be reversed. With that said, I don't see the same flags you do, so I can't really say whether or not users flag answers when comments are left in conjunction with a downvote.... | |
| Nov 9, 2012 at 19:37 | comment | added | George Stocker Mod | @Rachel "Nobody expects moderators to reverse votes just because...". You're new here, aren't you. There are lots of flags that a user wants us to do something even though there's no reason to (or flags that are really just petty picks against another user). The last thing we need is more of them. A downvote already has a hover that explains what its for; there's no reason to add to that. | |
| Nov 9, 2012 at 17:45 | comment | added | Rachel | -1 I think it's a horrible idea to reject a way to turn downvotes from simple negativity into constructive criticism that teaches users about what they did wrong just because of the complaints you might get. To address your concerns, a vote is something a user does based on their opinion, and you have no control over it. Nobody should expect moderators to reverse votes just because "I got downvoted for the wrong reason". Also, you already get a ton of "why was I downvoted" or "can we require feedback when downvoting" posts as it is. You will be eliminating a large portion of those questions. | |
| Nov 9, 2012 at 17:38 | history | answered | George StockerMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |