Re: Best Nodes with negative reputation

I noticed that too, and the post with rep of (-1) was a simple question that had been downvoted for some reason. I think downvoting a question should be done even more sparingly than an answer; think about how the seeker would feel if he saw no answers plus a downvote on his question.

The way forward always starts with a minimal test.

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Re^2: Best Nodes with negative reputation by tangent (Parson) on Mar 14, 2016 at 23:12 UTC
think about how the seeker would feel I think for a new user a downvote would translate to "you are not welcome here" or even "you are an idiot". Much better to simply explain in a comment what the problem is, as many of the helpful and patient monks do, but there is obviously the odd grump lurking.	[reply]
Re^2: Best Nodes with negative reputation by LanX (Saint) on Mar 14, 2016 at 16:36 UTC
That's why singular downvotes are hidden behind a `(no significant downvotes)` display. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Best Nodes with negative reputation by 1nickt (Canon) on Mar 14, 2016 at 16:39 UTC
I believe that is true when you look at the node, but will not affect the rep displayed in Best and Worst nodes. The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply]
Re^3: Best Nodes with negative reputation by dsheroh (Monsignor) on Mar 15, 2016 at 08:47 UTC
If the node has received more downvotes than upvotes, it will still show a negative reputation, even if the numbers of votes in each direction are hidden.	[reply]