How do I prevent getting downvoted?

Question

TL;DR: I've gotten a previous account/IP address blocked from asking questions. It is pretty much the only thing I plan on using Stack Overflow for until I'm more experienced. I don't want to be a d*ck and consistently break any rules I might be breaking, but I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

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I recently had my account blocked from using the site's most basic features, essentially removing its usefulness to me on that account. I don't want to continue breaking any rules that have gotten me banned, because I don't want to offend a community of (mostly) people who are here to help others.

Why have almost all the questions I've created received a negative voting score?

I'd also like to know if people are banned solely because of downvotes, and if not, what have I done to deserve a ban?

The posts aren't only on this account; they are also on user1882226 and fazerXYZ.

To clarify, I have already read the FAQ and how-to-ask.html. I did this before asking any questions on my first account, and I am already complying with these.

Answer 1

You get downvoted because the questions you ask are not good in one way or another. It's really as simple as that. You have already received several comments on your questions, so you can't be completely oblivious to the fact that something is wrong. But let's go through some of them on your various accounts.

• There was this (now deleted) question of yours: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14049927/

  In this question you were essentially asking us to provide you with a tutorial. That's not what we do here. Ask a question about a practical problem you face and we'll answer it. Question and answer. We don't link to tutorials. We don't recommend books. And we don't write entire tutorials. Don't ask us to tell you where you can find a solution. Ask us for help with the practical problem.

• Then there is https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13894770/

  Essentially you're mucking around with code. Adding stuff that does really not belong there. A fun playground if you will. But with that, the awesomeness of the post does not go beyond the title. Something ended up beeping in the mess you created. While perhaps a fun exercise for someone to figure out, this is only ever relevant to you and the mess you created. As such it's too localized and closing it for that reason is fair.

• On another account we have https://stackoverflow.com/revisions/14015451/1

  Without even looking at the content, look at the post. How does that look to you? Does it seem clear? Now try to read the text. It took me several times to even grasp what you were getting at, trying not to get lost in the mean time.

  For one very basic thing, format the code as code. Make it stand out. Split the text up in several easy to grasp paragraphs. Then we might still get lost in the question, but at least you've provided some clarity. And the comments on the particular question and the answer you received clearly indicate this. The users didn't get what you were asking.

That's 3 questions for you. Downvotes and close votes explained. Now read all of the content I've linked to before to see how you can improve. There are:

• The FAQ. Really, read it. Did that? Do so once again. Until you fully grasp it.
• How to ask. Essential. Especially the section on doing your homework.
• Jon Skeet's excellent post on asking the perfect question.
• And What have you tried? Though sometimes used in a snarky manner, the post is excellent.

Read all of them in full and make sure you understand. Not just that, make sure you understand where all your downvoted posts fail in some regard. Once you have a clear picture of that, improve your content where possible and see if you can get yourself unbanned.

But the major things are: Focus your questions. Keep them on-topic as specified by the FAQ. And please please please be clear.

As for the whole "I'll keep creating new accounts" deal.....yeah, don't do that. You'll run out of steam far before the moderators do. Just read this instead.