While the XP system is flaky and allows few conclusions on a case-by-case basis, it does allow factual statements about trends.

If the trend you observe is that your nodes are getting downvoted, it means a large variety of people disagree with your way of going about things. (In personal grudges, the number of votes rarely suffices to constitute a trend.) You might want to at least take a moment to consider this.

I have downvoted several of your nodes for reasons much like those for which I downvoted this one: there are (at least sometimes) well thought out reasons for things you don't want to accept, but too often you just dash off without taking even a moment to research prior art or discussion and consider its merits. Had you taken the time to Super Search and read, you would have noticed that all of the points you bring up in this node have been brought up a nauseating amount of times and been answered in tiring depth just as often.

The fact that you took the time to start a PM Discussion and complain about people's voting habits at length doesn't particularly support your claim that XP could as well be removed as far as you're concerned, either.

Makeshifts last the longest.

In reply to Re: Why down vote is soo easy?! by Aristotle
in thread Why down vote is soo easy?! by gmpassos

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