Answer by ivan_pozdeev for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
One more aspect that other answers have missed (or not realized its importance):Downvotes are negative motivators to the receiving party.They induce anger, anxiety and despair which discourage the one...
View ArticleAnswer by octopusgrabbus for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
I'm writing this answer after the change in rules to downvoting. That is downvoting questions no longer costs reputation points. From everything I've read on Stack Overflow, comments, edits, and good...
View ArticleAnswer by hexparrot for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
I sadly searched in vain for the option of:Downvotes should cost reputation when you fail to support your action with a comment.This way, the down-voter has incentive to be a responsible downvoter, as...
View ArticleAnswer by Skizz for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost reputation?
I think, and this is something I've just thought about, is that the cost of down voting is not high enough! People use the down vote instead of editing questions / answers into better shape, such as...
View ArticleAnswer by Andreas Bonini for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
The cost of a downvote is - in theory - insignificant. But it "scares" people due to the psychological effects that a "cost" has.For example let's say that you offer to give away or sell a pen that is...
View ArticleAnswer by Ami for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost reputation?
Downvotes are important because they cost reputation. Without a penalty, the vote would be meaningless.
View ArticleAnswer by Artefacto for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
I think this is a good idea. Close and delete votes can be seen as a form of "downvote", and they are subject to daily limits to prevent abuse. Why wouldn't a similar mechanism work for downvotes?It's...
View ArticleAnswer by Dan Dyer for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
The original idea behind the penalty was to discourage people from down-voting answers that competed with their own. Some people would answer a question and then down vote the other answers to boost...
View ArticleAnswer by user27414 for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
I'm for 100% free downvotes for all.People downvote very liberally here on meta. I don't see any kind of problem. People can downvote with impunity on community-wiki questions. Again - no problem.In...
View ArticleAnswer by dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten for If downvoting is so important,...
Downvotes are important (very important!) but they are also potentially divisive, so they are just slightly discourage with a minor cost.The idea is that you will think twice about them and only apply...
View ArticleAnswer by codingbadger for If downvoting is so important, why does it cost...
I think you have misinterpreted Jeff's answer. Yes the number of down votes a user receives could ultimately get them banned from asking any further questions but in general down votes are not for that...
View ArticleIf downvoting is so important, why does it cost reputation?
I've just read that downvoting is used to ban poor askers. However, there are many, many members who will never dare downvote anything because of that little 1 rep. (Besides, I think downvoting is not...
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