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Specifics of downvotes

Yes, it is frustrating to receive downvotes with no corresponding critique. However, voting in general is anonymous for good reasons, so commenting is strictly voluntary. This has been debated many ti …
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4 votes

Reputation expenditure in reviews

We generally suggest that any downvote should be accompanied by a comment explaining what the issue is. If you're concerned about the cost of a downvote, just leave the comment. Moderator flags shoul …
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8 votes

Downvoting questions or answers

I think you are missing the point of "community review". Each community is different, and you can't impose tight rules about "how someone should think" across all communities. We all work within the …
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How can we justify such disparity in closing/downvoting questions?

The original question (the second one in your list) hit the HNQ and tickled the funnybone of a large number of outside visitors, who proceeded to upvote it and the answers. That does NOT mean that it …
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