Just a quick note in puzzlement to see if I'm breaking a rule that I don't know about. A recent post of mine has been voted down for seemingly no reason.

The post was originally voted up to +1, but it was later voted back down to 0, and a reply post I added to it was voted down to -1. Any ideas why?

It seemed like a valid question, and I thought I provided enough information and code to put it in context. The -1 reply was actually the posted result from a suggested course of action.

I wouldn't be worried about this, but it's actually a very important question for me, one I haven't been able to answer on my own. I'm worried that potentially helpful Monks won't ever see the question, let alone answer it, if the reputation gets too low.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
~chris

In reply to Am I breaking the rules? by CMonster

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