All voting is anonymous (both positive and negative). If you hover over the downvote button, it reads: > This question does not show any research effort; it is unclear or not useful Hence was deemed to be that way by at least 3 users. Your comment [here][1]: > What is it with the -3 ? Is anyone allowed to dis a question and remain anonymous? What kind of forum wienie behavior is this? is not necessary, given the amount of time you have been a member, surely you know that the downvotes are not personal, and would know that they are related to the quality standards laid out in the help pages. Also, Stack sites are *not* forums. [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38731945/will-agsxmpp-only-work-with-net-1-1-or-2-0