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We have more users who vote lots but don't ever really post. How can we fix it?
I noticed that I'm third in the query results, so let me explain what happens (in my case, and probably in @tripleee's case as well). I often visit Security.SE after a report of a possible spam post ...
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We have more users who vote lots but don't ever really post. How can we fix it?
Investigation
Thanks for bringing this up and providing some good statistics to work from!
5% of downvotes come from 10 users who have fewer than 10 recent posts on this site.
I think this is the ...
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We have more users who vote lots but don't ever really post. How can we fix it?
I fail to see a problem here too.
Judging if a question or answer is valueable is easier than providing a new answer or ask an original question. This becomes even harder as the site and the pool of ...
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1 point deducted when I down voted an answer
You loose rep for down-voting answers. It is used as a deterrent; it discourages unnecessary down-votes, or down-votes that are in your own self-interest rather than the interest of the community.
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Serial downvoter on security SE?
If there is a serial downvoter, then the automatic systems in StackExchange will deal with it.
schroederMod
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Why were my -1s turned into +1s?
If the person's posts were deleted, then you would be credited for the +1's for the votes that no longer exists.
It's not that they were turned into upvotes...
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Is it acceptable to delete repost an answer to counter "runaway downvotes"?
The issue you have reduced it to is:
minimal changes
the core was unchanged
almost word-for-word identical
And then you asked if a deletion and repost is acceptable. I would separate those two ...
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