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Jul 23, 2012 at 18:53 vote accept Zelda
May 1, 2012 at 11:54 comment added Beofett @weronika It's not really used as a reason to downvote answers. Instead, its used to educate users why their posts were downvoted. Adding a comment explaining a downvote, with a citation of the appropriate rule comes across as far less arbitrary than "I didn't like your post" or no comment at all. We find that it leads to a higher rate of improvement for users who post low quality answers.
May 1, 2012 at 6:19 comment added weronika Hmm... On one hand, I like the "we do not enforce this rigidly" approach - otherwise things would just get ridiculous. On the other hand, if it's only used as a reason to remove/downvote answers that are bad due to other factors, what's the point?
Apr 30, 2012 at 22:47 comment added IDrinkandIKnowThings @Beofett - I think there is more of a conscience when it comes to messing up a childs live versus messing up some schmuck on the interwebs who may not be smart enough to make their own decision about their work life. It is cold and cruel but I think true.
Apr 30, 2012 at 21:44 comment added Zelda Thanks for the input Beofett and @cabbey. I went and made that edit for you.
Apr 30, 2012 at 21:44 history edited Zelda CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 30, 2012 at 21:20 comment added cabbey Oh, and @beofett, I don't have the rep here to edit you, but you can drop the "As far as I'm aware", that has been in our FAQ since day 1.
Apr 30, 2012 at 21:19 comment added cabbey As one of Beofett's fellow parenting.SE mods, I agree with what he's said here 100%. The Back-It-Up FAQ entry is aimed pretty squarely at "I've never been involved with that, but I think you should do X" "answers". It encourages them to find an authoritative reason for their recommendation. Or shutup if they can't find anything that backs their opinion. :)
Apr 30, 2012 at 20:40 history answered Beofett CC BY-SA 3.0