I recently posted this question on Java and Linux: Need latest Java in Linux environment. It was downvoted, which often doesn't mean much, but I took another look at it because I thought it was a good question. I went back and improved some wording and formatting, and figured there wasn't anything left that someone could have a problem with. Seconds later, it got a second downvote. I tried some more edits and a few minutes after that, a third downvote. None of the downvoters left any comments, but with three downvotes, there is obviously some kind of problem with the question that I'm missing. I'm hoping someone can give me some feedback on what the potential issues are with the question.