... do you upvote it so they get a badge?
Sometimes I do...
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1Sorry... I'm bored... so sue me– juanCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:14
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6Can I interest you in a few posts... :-P– Timothy CarterCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:16
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There, enjoy your new badge :)– juanCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:20
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damn, forgot to wikifi and got 2 downvotes– juanCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:27
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If Id get a badge evertime my answer didn't get critical mass...– Ivo FlipseCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:27
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7Badges? We don't need not stickin'... oh shiny– Rob AllenCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:40
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A bell rings everytime someone gets a 'Nice Answer' badge.– Lance RobertsCommented Jul 29, 2009 at 19:53
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Sometimes if I see a particularly good answer — something worth voting for twice if I could — I'll check that user's profile and look for another deserving answer with 9 votes, so I can "give" them a badge.
The most recent case was this answer, because it really advanced my understanding of javascript, but I couldn't find a 9-vote post for that user.
Not if it sucks.
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I don't care if 9 other people think it's good. I upvote when I think it's good.
I usually try to disregard the current total as best I can and vote based on the merit of the answer alone.
Sometimes I wonder if the 10-vote threshold is intimidating to people, since a number of my answers tend to asymptote to around +9. They get a quick surge of votes and then just stagnate.
Maybe they should make a new badge: The "So close" badge for when you have an answer that is stuck at +9 for a few months. ;)
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Even better if it was the first answer and was accepted. I've got a couple of those.– mmyersCommented Jul 30, 2009 at 19:20