It's happened a few times when I down-voted on someone's question, and somehow the OP is able to figure out that it was me who voted. I have tried to find such a thing but do not see this possible. Is it possible? Where to see it if so? Does one need a certain reputation to be able to see? Or is it just a guess?
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2Did you comment after you downvoted?– yannisCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:12
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Voting is anonymous– juergen dCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:12
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2No one can see that you downvoted them unless you leave a comment telling them.– Bill the LizardCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:12
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3The OP doesn't know it was you. He just made a guess. (I don't see why it's necessary to downvote this, though?)– PekkaCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:13
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6They can guess. Sometimes they guess right.– Daniel FischerCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:13
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They may have remembered how much reputation you had and deduced it was you. Best bet is to ignore and make them wonder to torture their mind for the rest of their life.– Engineer2021Commented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:19
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2@0A0D That would only work if you downvoted an answer...– yannisCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:20
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I don't necessarily have a problem with it, it's just strange how people know that. I voted on someone's question from long back, unrelated to a current conversation, and somehow that person knew it was me and confronted me.– Jerry DodgeCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:21
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@Jerry that seems weird. Can you post a link?– PekkaCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:21
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I'll have to find it...– Jerry DodgeCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:21
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1@JerryDodge Perhaps the conversation was getting a bit heated, and they just assumed it was you that downvoted them?– yannisCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:22
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4It's actually not too hard to test if someone has downvoted your own answer. You can check the user's reputation from yesterday against the reputation changes today. If there is a discrepancy of say 1, (and most users don't cast multiple downvotes in a day) you can infer that the user cast a downvote. Then by deleting/undeleting your answer, and watching the recalcs affect the user's rep, you can confirm that the user downvoted your answer. I've helped a few people before who were really curious about who downvoted their answer (if they already suspected a particular person).– MysticialCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:23
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Could be, and actually I remember my question with this had its comments cleared. It was a while ago.– Jerry DodgeCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:23
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2@Yannis I know. But I thought I'd add that it's possible to track answer downvotes if you suspect you know who it is.– MysticialCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 19:26
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1@Mysticial Hehe, "annoymous". You just coined a very concise neologism for how downvotees sometimes feel.– Gert ArnoldCommented Apr 29, 2013 at 20:18
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No, it is not possible. It is not even shown in the Data Explorer.
Perhaps you had commented on the post in some way.
