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"Hang on, you can't upvote just yet." -- so is my vote saved or not?
I've been using the forums for years, and I've always been prompted "You can't vote but your vote is saved" or something similar when I've upvoted a question or answer. It was reassuring ...
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Why is the 'double upvoting' error only triggered with comments?
My recent bug question, Upvoting/downvoting a post more than once doesn't display an error, wasn't taken too well, implying that the 'double upvoting' error* only applying to comments, and not posts, ...
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Is there a reason not to include deleted posts in my up/down votes tab even if I have 10k+ tools?
I have noted that if you have 10k+ tools, then close/reopen/delete/undelete votes on deleted posts are shown in your votes tab with a red background, but not up/down votes. Without 10k+ tools, no ...
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Votes cast statistic is unclear [duplicate]
Here is the votes cast statistic on my StackOverflow profile:
It says I have voted 4 times this month but 8 times this week. How is that even possible? Does the statistic account for all votes ...
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How and when is voting fraud investigated? [duplicate]
As you all know, Up and Down voting questions on all Stack Exchange sites is a crucial part of network’s functionality, because it not only decides how correct or relevant questions and answers are, ...
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Should moderators override the community's "reopen" votes? [duplicate]
Currently, moderators can unilaterally close questions that the community voted to reopen, voting repeatedly even, which I've seen happen.
If moderators are elected by the community, should they ...
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Question downvotes issues in regards to the points system [closed]
I noticed that recently I am losing reputation points due to a question that gets downvotes. I don't understand how I got the points in the first place, but that's a different story.
I don't want to ...
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Is it okay to make small edits to meta posts to change my vote?
If I see a meta answer that I voted on a long time ago, but I now have a different opinion on the topic and want to change my vote, is it okay to make a minor edit to the post so I can change my vote?
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Should you undo your vote after an answer was edited?
Let's say you upvote an answer because it answers the question and helps OP fix a problem. Within a couple of minutes of upvoting, this answer is edited slightly - not enough to change it completely ...
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If more users could vote, would they engage more? Testing 1 reputation voting on some sites
Update April 3rd, 2024
We have posted an update on the status of this experiment on MSO. Please leave any feedback, questions, or critiques on that post.
TL;DR: We are interested in finding 2-3 Stack ...
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Do we want the "Voting is different on meta sites" content to match the reality?
This is not a duplicate of A Proposal for More Constructive Downvoting on Meta: Express Disagreement by Answering the Question because this is not proposing changing the Meta Stack Exchange users' ...
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Have voting patterns changed significantly after the recent change in voting button arrow style?
Two weeks ago on May 30, a change in the vote button style went live on the network. Instead of large triangles, there are now smaller triangles with larger circles around them and changed color ...
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Could SE actually work without voting?
So content will simply be "bumped" with the most recent interaction or update, like the usual forums/threads, etc.
I have very rarely voted on anything in recent years (usually just looking ...
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If bad AI content gets upvoted, is the voting system the problem?
Summary
If bad AI content gets upvoted, can we use that as an opportunity to understand & improve our voting system?
Should we focus more on the fact that bad AI content is bad, and not that it ...
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Possible solutions to why there is still so much 'attitude' and condescension on S.O. after there's been work to eliminate it
Why does SO have so much attitude and condescension, even after several measures have been taken to eliminate it?
We can and need to do better
Problem: S.O. still has so many people with a bad ...
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