Re: Why do I get such negative votes?

As frodo72 noted, voting isn't deterministic.

I think you're experiencing what we all experience from time to time... :-)

Be it because the first person voting downvotes our node or because we're replying to an old thread and the only guy who happens to read our reply has had a very bad day... no one really knows why!

The truth is: people vote in very different ways... some vote on content, some vote just to spend their votes, some... might have other reasons... (some people even vote deppending on whether they like the node's author!)

But I agree with you, you shouldn't be downvoted just for saying "Thanks" or "Yes, I was thinking on following that approach".

Update: And now I'm losing experience points too with this reply... :-\ Go figure...

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Re^2: Why do I get such negative votes? by Anonymous Monk on Mar 31, 2005 at 09:52 UTC
But I agree with you, you shouldn't be downvoted just for saying "Thanks" But you shouldn't be saying "Thanks" to every response you get, it isn't neccessary and it annoys some	[reply]
Re^3: Why do I get such negative votes? by cog (Parson) on Mar 31, 2005 at 10:43 UTC
Hey, that's a nice tip! :-D Thanks! :-D	[reply]
Re^2: Why do I get such negative votes? by ghenry (Vicar) on Mar 31, 2005 at 09:50 UTC
I read that in the FAQ. I guess it depends on the person. Oh, well. Life's too short and I've got learning to do. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]
Re^3: Why do I get such negative votes? by jbrugger (Parson) on Mar 31, 2005 at 13:27 UTC
I think jryan has a nice idea about it... Read his homenode and make up your mind :-) I don't like downvotes either, but he, life goes on, and i still have fun in programming, and i still like to help people with perl-programs if i have the time and the knowledge.. "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re^2: Why do I get such negative votes? by polettix (Vicar) on Mar 31, 2005 at 09:42 UTC
~~Maybe you'd like to `s/should/should'nt/`?~~ :) Flavio Don't fool yourself.	[reply] [d/l]