How do unaccept and accept work? I see different reputation values:
Why do they differ?
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1Uhuh, duplicate of older answer by the same author. Please don't do that.– ArjanMar 2, 2012 at 10:23
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The OP can change the accepted answer at any time. If he accepts your answer you gain 15 reputation points ("accept"), if he reconsiders after that you lose 15 points ("unaccept"). If the OP is indecisive and changes the accepted answer several times you get a high "accept" score but also a similarly high "unaccept" score (equal if your answer ended up not accepted or 15 lower if it was accepted in the end). In your screenshot the sequence for the first answer was:
accept -> unaccept -> accept
+15 -15 +15
And even more fun for the second answer:
accept -> unaccept -> accept -> unaccept -> accept
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15
In both cases your answer was accepted in the end and you ended up with a +15 net reputation change.
answered Mar 2, 2012 at 9:08
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1@Vytautas: Because each step was a reputation change. And SO now makes sure to show each reputation change correctly. Previously it tried to "sum up" the changes which caused issues like this one. Mar 2, 2012 at 9:19
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1But then, @Wladimir, why doesn't it show "3 events" and "5 events", like elsewhere? We've even seen "22 events".– ArjanMar 2, 2012 at 10:25
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@Arjan: Actually, that's what I see when I look at Vytautas' profile. No idea why he himself sees "aggregated" values. Mar 2, 2012 at 10:50
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Though I see it just like the OP does, for February 27th and 21st here.– ArjanMar 2, 2012 at 11:06
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1@Arjan: Now I understand. The events are only "aggregated" if you sort by time, not when you sort by post however. Mar 2, 2012 at 11:53
