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Some users downgrade votes and not give an answer

I think, if AskUbuntu born to help all users, and I agree we can vote down to an answer, but, at least, the user that downgrade the answer, have to answer the question correctly.
Octávio Filipe Gonçalves's user avatar
-11 votes
2 answers
145 views

Tag [fstab] and migration to Unix.SE

There are certainly valid uses of [fstab] on AU.SE. However, 95% of them are probably not valid in being Ubuntu specific. Why not migrate those questions to Unix.SE? Here is an example of a valid que …
Evan Carroll's user avatar
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-10 votes
2 answers
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Should reputation be reduced over time, when a user is inactive?

I'm wondering if reputation decay when a user is inactive, maybe users contribute more? Is this a motivation or not? Will this have the positive results (more contribution) or will have the opposite? …
NickTux's user avatar
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Rejected all of my edits, left the question un-modified and attached a bounty?

I've been working with this question for a while. Ultimately, it's best for the community if the question is deleted. I've submitted fixes to the question, and all of the answers (including flags to c …
Evan Carroll's user avatar
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-9 votes
1 answer
155 views

ancient down-voting and modern Linux-society ;o)

To clarify my question - this following ( please take my opinion more with humour not with deadly seriousity ) : Being "down-voted" is somehow ancient and leads into direction like being "pilloried". …
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1 answer
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Reputation policy needs to be revised

Please read the whole body before just clicking downvote button.I am sure there are more people who would just vote down without reading whole body. What is reputation? According to the help pag …
Registered User's user avatar
-8 votes
1 answer
179 views

Chewed out for saying thank you to an Ubunu answer?

In my original post, "Associate PlayOnLinux to Microsoft Office on Ubuntu 14.04," I presented an Ubuntu problem that I was having. I received a reply from Mitch which included an attempt at a solution …
user282543's user avatar
-9 votes
1 answer
74 views

Why doesn't the search feature work properly?

I am fed up of having my posts marked as duplicate, if the search feature worked properly and drew out relevant answers then I wouldn't have an issue but the fact is, I ask a question because those th …
Mark Giblin's user avatar
-8 votes
1 answer
62 views

#TheGreatIncredibleHashTag in the chat rooms

Why doesn't at least the chat make use of the # like the questions use tags, so that someone can say something in chat, then do a # with some text with it, and then if someone clicks on that, then it …
user avatar
-8 votes
1 answer
69 views

AskUbuntu logins & passwords

Does anyone know? a) Why I can never, ever log in to AskUbuntu? b) Why AB has the strictest password requirement of any site on the planet.
Gareth 's user avatar
-8 votes
2 answers
94 views

What takes so long to respond?

On other sites on Stack Exchange, I have received quick responses for most of my questions - by quick, I mean within a 24-hour period. I have asked three questions in Ask Ubuntu, and each one of them …
user avatar
-15 votes
1 answer
382 views

What about simplifying the UI for AskUbuntu?

I've had an idea of simplifying the overwhelming interface of AskUbuntu by correcting any overload on the users. If you want an example I can make some images, but first someone has to be at least in …
userDepth's user avatar
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-10 votes
4 answers
134 views

Why aren't most questions answered with references to documentation or mention to RTFM?

Why not point users in the right direction to learn how to solve problems by themselves in the future? Is it because of rep system?
Papaya Daddy's user avatar
-13 votes
4 answers
147 views

Want to ask one thing about ask ubuntu?

I have joined this community very recently, what i got here is, people are not really here for help others, few of them are here for correcting grammar :) some of them are here for degrade others, i d …
Shubhanshu Vishwakarma's user avatar
-13 votes
1 answer
127 views

A new appearance [duplicate]

So basically we have Reading enhancement by using lower contrast. We could stop using light and dark coloring appearances for GUI's. I believe this is why people gets caught-up. I repeat Reading enh …
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