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Question downvotes issues in regards to the points system [closed]

I noticed that recently I am losing reputation points due to a question that gets downvotes. I don't understand how I got the points in the first place, but that's a different story. I don't want to ...
3 votes
1 answer
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Unrecord accidental vote on a site where I have less than 15 reputation [duplicate]

I've accidentally voted on an answer on a site where I have less than 15 reputation. I wanted to undo it, but clicking it again just returns the same message that my vote was "recorded". Is ...
11 votes
1 answer
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Do votes get canceled if voting privilege is lost?

If I'm below 15 reputation, I can't alter the public score of an answer/question. Suppose I gain the privilege by getting the required rep and vote some posts up. Then, for any reason, I fall below ...
4 votes
0 answers
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Why does seeing the up- and downvote count as a privilege? [duplicate]

Why can't all users see upvote and downvote counts? Is it somehow problematic for new users to have this information? The total score doesn't show all of the relevant information (+5-4 and +1-0 are ...
-1 votes
2 answers
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Why are 15 points needed to vote? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why are 15 reputation points required to upvote? Why is it so important to gather 15 points before starting voting in Stack Overflow?
18 votes
1 answer
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Feedback notice should say "downvotes" rather than "votes"

Voting up needs 15 reputation, voting down needs 125 reputation. If a user with enough reputation to upvote but not to downvote attempts to downvote, they are presented with the message: Thanks ...
1 vote
2 answers
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Will a downvote from a user below 125 give you reputation penalty (-2)?

Will a downvote from a user below 125 give you reputation penalty (-2)? I just want to know how it works. I tried to register a new account and downvoted on one of my answers. I didn't get the -2 ...
-18 votes
1 answer
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feature request: develop more ways to build reputation for new users [duplicate]

I don't have an exact solution to offer, but as a longstanding low reputation user I find it frustrating and discouraging that I have to wait for someone to upvote my questions before I can be ...
-31 votes
2 answers
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Should the diamond be given to you at a certain reputation?

I couldn't find another question on Meta Stack Exchange that answers this issue. Let's see the official Help page for some info here: Trusted user Awarded at: 20,000 reputation Trusted users are ...
22 votes
3 answers
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Why do we get the privilege to upvote or downvote at different reputation levels?

To upvote we need a reputation of 15, but being able to downvote requires a reputation of 125. Why do we need more reputation to downvote?
12 votes
1 answer
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Are my votes carried over when a question is migrated to a site where I can't vote?

On Foo.SE, I have voted up a question and down one of its answers. After this, moderators decide it's best to migrate this question to Bar.SE. However, I don't have enough rep for voting privileges on ...
6 votes
0 answers
116 views

What actually happens to recorded but not displayed votes? [duplicate]

When a user votes, but they have under the rep requirement. Upvoting - less than 15rep; Downvoting under 125rep - (Besides Meta.SE) They get this message: Thanks for the feedback! Votes cast by those ...
77 votes
12 answers
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Is using reputation to scale the number of close votes the best way?

When we were working on the last se-quality-project, I wanted to introduce something into the review system that I still feel is pretty lacking. There's no way to really track your efficacy as a ...
5 votes
1 answer
131 views

Downvote delay: a reputation loop?

Here is a theoretical sequence of events. Which one is incorrect? A user with about 80 rep finds an answer which is wrong. It might do damage to someone following its advice, etc. and is generally ...
-20 votes
1 answer
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Registered Voter; a site-wide voting privilege

New privilege: Registered Voter -5k(?) combined rep. You are trusted enough to vote on any post that you're reading, whether or not you have signed up for the specific site. Unwilling to sign up ...
35 votes
2 answers
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Why are 15 reputation points required to upvote?

I think more reputation points should be required to add a new answer than to upvote an existing answer. I don't continually watch for new questions, so usually when I find a question it has already ...
12 votes
3 answers
180 views

The Reputation Model for Voting [duplicate]

I have been with StackOverflow since almost more than a year (as a user). I have always been willing to contribute to StackOverflow by voting for the best contributions at the very least. The problem ...
5 votes
2 answers
204 views

Why is 15 rep required to upvote on Super User when I have >100 rep on Stack Overflow?

When I google something and I find the answer on Stack Overflow, I always upvote the question and any useful answers. I can't do this on Super User or any other SE site, because I don't ask or answer ...