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I save downvoting for things that are unhelpful, incorrect or just plain don't belong there as an answer. …

Well I've given you an answer. Most "why isn't this the case" questions are probably viewed as being argumentative or a feature request, neither of which are thread types we really support here. We'r …

I don't quite agree with Eliah because I think there are two bigger real problems in our behaviour that I think you're touching on when users downvote based on quality: A downvote without a comment i …

You might expect more balance but not downvoting doesn't automatically mean it deserves an upvote. Consider actions like: Fix the post to make it acceptable. Doesn't mean it's good though. …

It might be a useful deterrent as it costs the poster some reputation but it also costs you reputation. I think you'd be better off just flagging.

You should take a down-vote as the need to give an answer some attention. Courteous down-voters will tell you what the problem is and (assuming they're right, they might not be) that'll let you know i …

Yeah some things look right (so attract votes for effort) but are technically incorrect. It happens to anybody who answers enough on the site. There are things you can do that are genuinely useful: …

I deleted this. The OP requested it but that's where I was going anyway. The question is nonsense. No hypothesis, no suggestion, no correlation, not even a citation of what they'd actually heard, and …