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EDIT: As per answers, I want to clarify that I am not merely focused on

1. upvote, and
2. acceptance

of answers, which are two forms of providing feedback. I am also referring to

3. editing questions according to what is posted in answers/comments.

Since low rep cannot comment, I am excluding from this two other forms of feddback

4. commenting on what is the result of trying an answer, and
5. replying to comments.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more likely not to provide feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up on a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hypothesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Ask Ubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.

EDIT: As per answers, I want to clarify that I am not merely focused on

1. upvote, and
2. acceptance

of answers, which are two forms of providing feedback. I am also referring to

3. editing questions according to what is posted in answers/comments.
4. commenting on what is the result of trying an answer, and
5. replying to comments.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more likely not to provide feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up on a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hypothesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Ask Ubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more likely not to provide feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up on a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hypothesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Ask Ubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.

EDIT: As per answers, I want to clarify that I am not merely focused on

1. upvote, and
2. acceptance

of answers, which are two forms of providing feedback. I am also referring to

3. editing questions according to what is posted in answers/comments.

Since low rep cannot comment, I am excluding from this two other forms of feddback

4. commenting on what is the result of trying an answer, and
5. replying to comments.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more likely not to provide feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up on a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hypothesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Ask Ubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more akin to not providing feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up to a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hyopthesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Askubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.

From my experience, I think that low rep (say, <20, and particularly newcomers with rep=1) are much more likely not to provide feedback on whatever help (comments, answers) is provided. This is either by not replying at all, or by not reasonably following a thread (not posting needed info, etc.)

That has two consequences, in my view:

1. Not being able to follow-up on a solution.
2. Discouraging helping in questions from askers with low rep, based on a increased expectation of the above.

So my two questions are:

1. Do others have the same impression?
2. Is there any way to measure the distribution of "feedback rate" vs. rep, to confirm or reject this hypothesis?
   I understand a confirmation of the hypothesis might be a double edged sword, as it may improve the overall quality of Ask Ubuntu (drive more productive interactions, and a cleaner database of Q&A), but it might discourage others answering to low rep askers... I don't know which would prevail.