Timeline for Downvoting and responses
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Dec 19, 2016 at 17:44 | comment | added | Arne | Thanks Kate. I just think that the practice of downvoting at Sports seems to discomfort some users here, see here, here or, of course the question were are talking about. And I have not had this impression at other StackExchange sites so far (with my limited experience). | |
Dec 19, 2016 at 17:33 | comment | added | Kate Gregory | @Arne absolutely. If you're able to puzzle out the meaning of a poorly written post, regardless of the reason (laziness, second language, very upset at time of writing) then editing it is a generous and pleasant thing to do. But downvoting, to indicate the question is not currently at the quality level required by the site, is not wrong, and some people will do that instead of editing. Either is a valid action. | |
Dec 19, 2016 at 17:27 | comment | added | Arne | As a non-native English speaker, I think the second bullet point is problematic. I understand that poor language may be a reason for a downvote, in particular if you have the feeling that the user just put minimum effort into a question or an answer. It the answer is informative, however, one should edit and improve a post rather than downvote it and discourage participation. | |
Dec 4, 2016 at 23:12 | history | answered | Kate Gregory | CC BY-SA 3.0 |