Timeline for Should downvotes on questions be "free"?
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| May 8, 2011 at 22:12 | comment | added | Jeff Atwood | never underestimate the suggestive power of a -1 next to your name. Granted for certain oblivious users this might not work, but that's a different issue -- those types of users need to be removed from our site, which we are pursuing aggressively via other means. | |
| May 8, 2011 at 20:32 | comment | added | Goodbye Stack Exchange | Because while many users don't understand rep, the ones that stick around for a little bit do understand it and have it. And many poor questions come from these users as well. | |
| May 8, 2011 at 20:28 | comment | added | Rex M | @Neil how is it good incentive if the user doesn't lose rep or doesn't understand rep? | |
| May 8, 2011 at 20:26 | comment | added | Goodbye Stack Exchange | Yes, I think it does. Downvoting is a good incentive to the questioner to edit problems out, in situations that don't quite call for closure. | |
| May 8, 2011 at 20:22 | history | answered | Rex M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |