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Proposal: Stop displaying the downvotes or upvotes corresponding to an answer
Here is why:
It is probably backed by insufficient data but it is possible
a) People often vote up a post because it was already upvoted by others.
b) More importantly, people downvote some posts ...
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Late answers - a mechanism for getting a fair share of upvotes?
It is a not unheard of phenomenon that answers don't get much upvotes in the following scenario:
First, a user asks a non-trivial question, which turns out to be non-trivial enough not to get an ...
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mysterious immediate upvotes not based on content
I had noticed before that answers sometimes receive upvotes almost immediately, and had been wondering how the upvoter had been able to read and assess the answer so quickly, but so far there had ...
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Is there a danger of up-voting someone too much?
Every now and then, I recognise someone I know on this site who I didn't notice earlier. Unbeknownst to them, I go through their questions/answers (expecting they will be of above-average interest to ...
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Statistics on upvoting
Has there recently been statistically less upvoting than usual? I know I should answer questions for the love of it and not care about rep, but I've been sort of discouraged as of late.
Out of my ...