all the time . :/ it guets annoing .

lol yes

Yes it has, to a point I wouldn't have any anonymous friends either, I have since added a couple, but they have been here awhile. I also check their profile now, when I answer a question, to see if they are trolls trying to start crap.

sometimes! I don't give points to anonymous users even if they do have a good question/comment

I get slammed regardless, anytime I answer honestly. People ask for your opinion, but what they want is just for someone to confirm their feelings. I wouldn't worry about any points. It isn't like you are going to get a paycheck out of the deal.

I don't get the anonymous thing, I mean its not like your putting your contact info on here.

I get downrated for just about anything...no worries...I get sweet little posi-trollers who look after me as well...they make up for the negatives. I feel sorry for them that they are so afraid to be accountable even in cyberspace that they have to be "anonymous"...

Yes it does and I have always given them full points when I answer. It also happens when some new people ask questions. I point them they neg. me. Also I dislike the people that put under my answer that they have given me points and my answer is still on Zero. Why pretend?

yes its VERRRRYYYY annoying!

i try not to pay attention. I mean some questions I just shake my head at, knowing they are just gunning for innocent victims to downrate. But most of the time, regardless, a good question gets an answer in my book. And even though I would love to troll them back, I believe in karma - what goes around comes around, and eventually it'll hit them too.

I've been getting negative ratings for the dumbest things. Once I was DR'd after I made an acronym of my own initials...I was only answering the question. It appears to be just random things.

I haven't really noticed... I have the ratings unchecked in my feedback thing so I never really see where I am getting points from. Hopefully when I do take the time to answer questions, someone benefits from it. Not necessarily the asker...

I tend to stay away from them because, I too noticed the same negative ratings. I won't approve a friends request to anyone who can't think up a name for me to identify them by.

I will not stop answering questions from Anonymous ABers. I get DR'ed as much from ABers who have unique names.

I have my ratings on may feedback page turned off. I couldn't care less what points I get.

I answer if it is an interesting question or if I feel like it. As far as pointsing questions, I almost always do unless the question is trollish. It does not hurt me to do it even if they do not reciprocate. I am used to being downrated or ignored. I may not like it but it is part of the game. My answer might be read by someone it may help even if the asker does not care. Also I have helped anonymous members in the past and really been thanked. So, I am going to keep on doing it.

No, I just get no points. I have an anonymous friend who is in the Sage level and gives me points fairly sometimes. I should get rid of them.

When I have been downrated, its been by people with names...so am I supposed to stop answering people who have questions I find amusing? Cmon were adults, I find it more irresponsible and hypocritical for people to called themselves open minded in their summary, yet quickly dr. Just my opinion.

I know it happens sometimes, but I don't mind this so much. And I don't think that this is the rule. I know that there are nice Anonymous users too, and that some have very good reasons to be Anonymous. Of course, I don't like to get negative ratings, but the most important for me is to have some fun by researching the questions. To refuse to answer the questions of Anonymous users could make some interesting users leave Answerbag. I am also not in the situation of giving points to those questions and getting Down Ratings. Because I don't give points for the questions usually. I give points for the acknowledgment of my answers (points or comments). Maybe there are also some experienced users who go Anonymous because they were in the Penalty box or something, and they are sometimes full of hate... If you assume this and it annoys you a lot, you could still make a feedback to let the staff check this. Many beginners - Anonymous or not - have still not understood that the widespread usage on AB is just to ignore the questions and answers that you don't like, instead of rating them down. You could also tell them about it on some occasion.

I intensely dislike getting downrated, especially when I know I don't deserve it. It doesn't particularly happen on an anonymous users' question, but whoever DR'ed me should have the gall to comment why they did so - what they disagree with. At least, it makes sense. I think up ratings make more sense than DRs - the latter can be often senseless.

fire shut up you dont know shit

sometimes