And I'm sure they'll get plenty of downvotes for being OT

Checking the most recent posts marked "OT", we get vote tallies of: 

+4-6, +4-5, +3-4, +2-4
+2-2
+2-1,  +7-1,  +9-1,  +12-0, +14-1, +15-1, +16-0, +18-0, +18-1,
+18-1, +18-1, +20-1, +24-0, +26-3, +26-3, +28-0, +32-1, +48-0

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Only 17% even managed to garner a negative reputation, and each of those just barely so. And I'd guess that 2 of those 4 were down-voted mostly for reasons other than being off-topic.

Your certainty appears to be unfounded.

- tye        

In reply to Re^5: [OT] How about an Off Topic Section? (surely downvoted) by tye
in thread [OT] How about an Off Topic Section? by flexvault

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