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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 ...
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If more users could vote, would they engage more? Testing 1 reputation voting on some sites
Update April 3rd, 2024
We have posted an update on the status of this experiment on MSO. Please leave any feedback, questions, or critiques on that post.
TL;DR: We are interested in finding 2-3 Stack ...
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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 ...
user50049
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Please reduce or eliminate the reputation required to see the upvote/downvote vote split
Stack Overflow is the only site I have enough reputation to be allowed to see the upvote/downvote split.
I wish I could do this on all Stack Exchange sites.
Could you please reduce or eliminate ...
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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?
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Voting with less than 125 reputation points
I have found that if I upvote an answer, it gets upvoted, but if I downvote I receive a message that the vote is hidden until I have sufficient reputation points.
Here's an example from an answer on ...
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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 ...
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Are votes by anonymous users recorded? [duplicate]
When I'm signed in and try to downvote a question having less than 125 reputation, I get this message:
Thanks for the feedback! Votes cast by those with less than 125 reputation are recorded, but ...
user417017
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Reputation needed to upvote / downvote [duplicate]
On Physics Stack Exchange I have 96 reputation points. I'm able to upvote something, but when I tried downvoting a question it said that my vote would be recorded, but not displayed.
Is there a ...
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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?
user1679025
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Message for upvotes is misleading
I realized the other day on SciFi & Fantasy SE that the upvote message is misleading. I had joined and asked a question, this one if you were wondering, and tried to upvote an answer.
It gave me ...
user311528
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Could the < 15 rep voting information text be made clearer [duplicate]
On the post "Feature Test: Thank you reaction" an edit was made to include the text
"..." (unlike voting, which is only available for users with 15 reputation or more).
Which ...
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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 ...
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