The title just it, I really don't know if someone else has posted the same thing, but just keen to know, I mean if we feel an answer is no good, shouldn't we be given the freedom to down vote it at no cost?
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1$\begingroup$ BTW, welcome to meta.Chem, and don't take the possible future downvotes seriously. On meta, votes indicate everything from disagreement to lack of research, and usually don't reflect post quality. Good luck :) $\endgroup$ – M.A.R. Mar 29 '17 at 17:39
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1$\begingroup$ Please see: Why do you lose reputation for down-voting? on Meta Stack Exchange $\endgroup$ – orthocresol♦ Mar 29 '17 at 17:41
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$\begingroup$ Thanks for those fast responses, and @M.A.R., all cool with it. Dont really mind getting taken for a ride in the beginning, ( as a wise man once said, anything that doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger ) $\endgroup$ – SubZero Mar 29 '17 at 17:44
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$\begingroup$ @Supernova In a sideways sort of manner it's also encouragement to contribute positively: Upset about that point you lost when casting a downvote? Better go post a good question or answer (or suggest some good edits) to recover! :) $\endgroup$ – Jason C Mar 30 '17 at 13:21
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There's this Supernova user. I really don't like their avatar and I want to downvote everything they say. I don't care that's not a valid reason for voting and votes should only be on the content, not the user. The votes are all anonymous, so I should be fine, right?
Oh shucks. I lose 1 WHOLE rep for downvoting answers?! Oh no, I guess the downvoting spree of Supernova is cancelled. :(
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$\begingroup$ ohk, so its more like a preventive mech, to agaisnt downvoting sprees. (P.S: since newbies like me are down on rep, every drop counts.imho) @M.A.R. $\endgroup$ – SubZero Mar 29 '17 at 17:41
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1$\begingroup$ @Supernova there used to be the same penalty for questions, but it eventually was removed because questions have a much bigger potential to be crappy. (Also 1 rep removal is less than 1 % of your total rep, it's just exaggerated because you consider it a loss, not investment in helping the quality of your site) $\endgroup$ – M.A.R. Mar 29 '17 at 17:44
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7$\begingroup$ BTW, if you downvote an answer and it's subsequently deleted, you regain the 1 rep you lost by downvoting it. $\endgroup$ – M.A.R. Mar 29 '17 at 17:45
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$\begingroup$ oh, so technically, were free to downvote what doesn't seem proper, at no cost @M.A.R., thanks again $\endgroup$ – SubZero Mar 29 '17 at 17:47
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