Timeline for Using downvotes on PMSE
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| Sep 16, 2012 at 17:52 | answer | added | MattiSG | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 17:04 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | Also, for cases where you're not sure, you could consider leaving a comment and challenge the answer. Then you could let the person's response or defense of the answer help you decide what to do. | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 17:03 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | Downvotes can definitely be used in that manner, @CodeGnome. I'll re-emphasize, as I think you said it best: Downvote if you "vehemently disagree". I'm personally not sure I'd downvote something I slightly disagree with or that takes a different approach than I would. However, anything harmful, low quality, or anything that doesn't explain to me personally why it's a good solution is definitely a downvote candidate in my book. Votes are yours to use as you see fit, and I encourage everyone to experiment with downvotes and maybe bring those experiences back to meta. :) | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 16:53 | answer | added | Todd A. JacobsMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 16:44 | comment | added | Todd A. Jacobs Mod | On meta, downvotes mean "I don't agree." If an answer on the main site is more in the nature of advice than a canonical answer, I would think the same metric applies--and therefore deserves a downvote if you vehemently disagree. | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 16:42 | answer | added | Todd A. JacobsMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 1:33 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | I also think it's worth pointing out that downvotes really aren't that bad on a person's score. We judge posts on a 1 to 1 scale where an equal number of upvotes and downvotes cancel each other out, but an upvote gives the author +10 points (+5 on questions) whereas a downvote only removes -2. Therefore, it's entirely possible that a highly controversial, negatively scored answer still awards its owner positive reputation. We should definitely take this into consideration when tweaking our voting guidelines and be sure to emphasize this point with new (and current) users. | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 1:25 | history | edited | jmort253Mod |
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| Sep 14, 2012 at 21:24 | vote | accept | Andrew Clear | ||
| Sep 14, 2012 at 20:44 | answer | added | jmort253Mod | timeline score: 4 | |
| Sep 14, 2012 at 18:43 | history | asked | Andrew Clear | CC BY-SA 3.0 |