I have seen many times that sometimes when I downvote a post , my repuation decrements by -1 and sometimes it does not?
What is the reason behind it?
And what are the exact scenarios when this happens?
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Sign up to join this communityI have seen many times that sometimes when I downvote a post , my repuation decrements by -1 and sometimes it does not?
What is the reason behind it?
And what are the exact scenarios when this happens?
Downvote a question: no penalty.
Downvote community wiki: no penalty. (Thanks to J.Steen)
Downvote an answer: -1 rep.