I keep getting MAJOR DR's. I think it is because I don't DR someone without letting them know why. Should I stop doing this for others?
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Phillis - Zacks little sister
ANSWERS: 9
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Ahh, just ignore the DRs; or if they come in clumps and trolling is suspected, report them via the "Feedback" button or to a COAT person. I think you are a good person to let people know why you found their answer "unhelpful." However, this may not prevent them from being vindictive and petty, as you have found.
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Very rarly should you say you downrated someone,
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Yeah, what's the point of saying? Sure, people SAY they want to know but then when you're honest about it, they get all defensive and immature. It's a waste of time.
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Try this for a while... Rather than DRing those answers you don't like/agree with, UPrate all the others and leave that one/those alone. You can comment that you don't agree with them, but why DR it? Uprating all the others effectively IS DRing them. Doing it this way will help your +ratings given percentage, and you won't get those who absolutely HATE that red negative rating on their feedback page giving you payback (depending on how "diplomatic" you are when you tell them why you didn't like their answer). BTW: THIS way, you can ALSO say "I didn't DR you." ;-)
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Maybe you are being a little harsh in your DRs . I would very much appreciate people who DR. telling me why. I may not agree with their reason but I do respect their honesty. I certainly do not have any rspect for drive by DRs and you can tell who the people are by their Percentages. There have only been about 3 in almost 20 months that have been honest and I certainly would not retaliate. Not only would I not be that childish and judgemental but I would not mess up my Percentages for the sake of spite.
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Look, whatever you do, you'll get dereps all the time. It's extremely admirable of you to say why you derep someone though, most people are not that brave, and shows they have no good reason to do it aside from spite. But of course, if you tell them why, they get angry and deny it. I wouldn't worry about it so much though, because there really isn't much you can do to stop it. You can't make everyone happy.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with doing it. I have done it when I DR someone because of an incorrect answer that really mattered on a factual type question. And I usually tell them the correct info. Most of the time, they will change the answer and I go back and change the points. But that is so rare an event. I just ignore bad answers so I don't have to DR people. I save it for when it really matters. I year ago, I DRed things I flagged like Offensive or nonsense things but soon learned that it just comes back to you. I think most of us learn that:-)
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Nope. Keep doing it. If an answer or a question is really that unhelpful, it should be obvious to everyone anyway.
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Yours is a good habit. I trust those DR's didn't hurt too long. Perhaps you figured that a person would come, say, 13 months latter and go though your past questions and up rating them. :-D Sure beats Yahoo! Answers reporter monkeys. "Oh Deah me, I got 12 violations cited in 24 hours. What lessons are in this for me?" (From my previous, now suspended, account) http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuE3tRL8STWD9OcBAgsVDqTpFQx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090515124626AANbEzQ http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhaC9KhUmmqnYu3N0eE__wDpFQx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090515124546AAnQspT :-D
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