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More importantly, Terdon edited the answer, removed what I downvoted about, and I removed my downvote. Interesting how that little detail was left out of this drama. However, you are insisting that I was wrong in downvoting you, yet I am not the only person who believed you were wrong in that portion of what you said... thus earning the downvote. You have not restored your answer to include what you originally said because you agree that it was incorrect to say that part. If you stand by what you said, you wouldn't have allowed the edit to stand.
man... it is almost like he missed the point of your answer, in how after everything you said, he starts off his comment about how he found what he was looking for.
"Nobody puts a close vote in on a question if he doesn't believe the question needs to be closed." - Prove that bullshit. You can only state the reasons why YOU close a question. You cannot speak for others. I propose a way to eliminate some of the potential for impropriety, and you all defend keeping it instead of accepting that truth. That makes me suspect you are lying to cover your ass. All I'm seeing is the standard defense of a liar in asking me to Prove that some people are voting based on the presence of a tally. You know I can't prove what is in people's minds. Disgraceful.
@Sathya Amazing. An all powerful moderator says people don't sift through answers filtered by close votes...and it turns out he is wrong (as per ChrisF's answer... and then he backs out and won't reply. Wow. Color me surprised. Maybe you can do the right thing and remove this whole question as per my request, eh?
those that seem to be wedded to the idea of having the tally also talk about closing questions actively in chat with others who close questions, which means they don't need a tally. How friggin stupid are they if they are talking about closing questions, actively trading questions in the chat that need to be closed AND they need a visible tally? That's just sad.
