Timeline for Is downvoting a question constructive? [duplicate]
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| May 10, 2020 at 21:01 | comment | added | user1061912 | Excellent observation. +1 | |
| Jan 1, 2019 at 19:34 | comment | added | Run5k | @Keltari Happy New Year to you and the rest of the Finkelman family! You are certainly one of the most knowledgeable members within the Super User community, and your contributions are truly appreciated. I'm sure that our newest users admire you a great deal, and as a result it may be prudent to exercise a bit more patience and empathy towards those who aren't quite at your level. Just some food for thought. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 17:56 | comment | added | Ramhound | "What do downvotes on question accomplish?" - They are supposed to signal to the community the question should be improved. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 17:44 | history | closed |
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Duplicate of Negative up-vote/down-vote ratio: is it effective mentoring, or too harsh? | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 17:26 | answer | added | MokubaiMod | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 16:30 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 25, 2018 at 15:33 | comment | added | Keltari | @Run5k if you think that is an insult than you just proved my point. I'm done here. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 15:17 | comment | added | Run5k | @Keltari, I am rather confident that my reading comprehension level is more than sufficient, especially within the Super User realm. In contrast, do you honestly feel that it is more productive to author subtle insults rather than address the question and provide feedback accordingly? | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 15:04 | comment | added | Keltari | @Run5k this is focusing way to much on the question I gave as an example. I am talking in general terms, not this specific user. But as typical on this site, people read, but dont comprehend. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 12:53 | comment | added | Run5k | @Keltari, rather than quietly letting this question get buried on the front page, I would genuinely like to hear your feedback regarding the last comment made by Andrew T. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 at 4:16 | comment | added | Andrew T. | "His lack of effort should not be a reflection of the question itself." the downvote's tooltip disagrees with you: "This question does not show any research effort; it is unclear or not useful" | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 17:09 | comment | added | Run5k | I think that we need to agree-to-disagree, good sir. I have definitely noticed it throughout the two years I have been active on a daily basis within the Super User realm. Personally, if I was faced with similar circumstances I would not devote the time and effort to posting a comment every time this particular user does that. It falls upon deaf ears. That being said, the potential duplicate that Mukubai referenced is probably a better environment for this discussion. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 17:00 | comment | added | Keltari | @Run5k I have never noticed it and I would say im fairly "prominent." and I still say it doesnt matter. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 16:56 | comment | added | Run5k | "And in the case of this particular user, even if he is known for a lack of research, then that should be a comment." You will find that many prominent Super User contributors have made similar comments to that OP over the years. Despite our best efforts, he remains very prolific at authoring questions that are unclear and/or display nominal research effort. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 16:31 | comment | added | Keltari | @Run5k also, by downvoting this user for lack of effort, new users wont know that. all they will see is a user being downvoted for asking a simple question | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 16:28 | comment | added | Keltari | @Run5k One could make the argument its hard to know what to search for if you dont know anything about it. And in the case of this particular user, even if he is known for a lack of research, then that should be a comment. His lack of effort should not be a reflection of the question itself. The same question could be asked by someone who knows nothing about computers. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 16:01 | comment | added | Run5k | You made some very good points. However, my educated guess would be that the three people who issued downvotes feel that it shows a lack of research effort by the OP. Our community encourages a question's author to troubleshoot and/or research on their own prior to asking their question. Beyond that, this particular OP has a rather prominent history of posting questions with an obvious lack of troubleshooting or research. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 at 15:52 | history | edited | Keltari |
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| Oct 10, 2018 at 15:45 | history | asked | Keltari | CC BY-SA 4.0 |