Timeline for How to get interest in your question again to avoid bans by asking the same question multiple times
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| Aug 2, 2013 at 14:47 | comment | added | Jacques | @Ward thanks I've just read through it and will keep that in mind. | |
| Aug 2, 2013 at 14:45 | comment | added | Jacques | @RobM The message that pops up over the down button is generic it seems because it's the same in this post as it is in SF. And, the fact that I came to the Meta site was me trying to learn more after reading the FAQs and such. | |
| Aug 2, 2013 at 14:44 | comment | added | Ward - Trying Codidact Mod | @Jacques Click on the help link at the top of any Meta page, the second section of the Help page is "Voting is different on Meta" | |
| Aug 2, 2013 at 14:42 | comment | added | Jacques | @Ward... when you hover over the down vote button both on Meta and SF the same generic message appears, not useful. Perhaps you could point to the FAQ or documentation that explains what votes mean on the META site? You can download as you see fit yes, but if I'm going to down vote someone I'd at least like to explain why. Yes you can do this in comments if you'd like, but I kind of like the approach the site has for flagging where it gives you a bunch of predefined answers to at least guide the user in the right direction. | |
| Jul 19, 2013 at 14:50 | comment | added | Ward - Trying Codidact Mod | Atually, the people who run SE have repeatedly stated that anyone can downvote "as they see fit." That's how it works. The fact that you have multiple questions going about the same situation with discussion and clarification happening in comments is not the way SF (or any SE site) is intended to be used, so that makes them "bad" questions. Finally, votes on any meta site on SE are different: they mean "I disagree with your idea," or "I don't think your concern is valid." | |
| Jul 19, 2013 at 14:50 | comment | added | Rob Moir | Well yes, the idea of reputation and voting is that people with enough rep can downvote as they see fit. Or upvote, for that matter. You can take the votes personally and stand behind "in my mind the question was fine" and learn nothing, or you can think "Maybe the votes are a comment on the question itself. Hmmm what's this text that pops up if I hover my cursor over a down arrow. Let me look at my question again from that point of view..." and learn something. | |
| Jul 19, 2013 at 14:40 | comment | added | Jacques | #Ward, this just gives guys like #chopper3 the ability to down vote as 'they' see fit. To my mind the question was fine. I've read through some of your 'how to ask a question' documentation. This specific thread is something that I'm actively investigating and have posts running on other threads. Look this very question that I asked. It's been down voted.... By who? Why? | |
| Jul 19, 2013 at 14:08 | history | answered | Ward - Trying CodidactMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |