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2 years, 10 months ago

Why do people go around clicking on NOT Helpful Answer if they have no answer to provide and didn't ask the question?

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aaeeiioouu13 | 2 years, 10 months ago
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It's possible that people are also looking for an answer to the question, and the answer provided was "not helpful." It would be preferred if they left an explanation for their negative vote, but it obviously isn't mandatory.

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ssmacd | 2 years, 10 months ago
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You don't need to know the answer to the question to view some responses as not helpful. Voting is an important part of the user-driven community. If I've taken the time the open and read a question and the answers, I will usually take the time to vote on whether the question is interesting, and whether the answers are helpful or not.

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winmaster | 2 years, 10 months ago
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I believe that there is nothing wrong with this practice as long as it is done responsibly. If I am browsing a question, and I see an answer that I believe is unhelpful, I will vote it as unhelpful. If I don't know the answer to the question, I'm not going to answer it and pretend that I do. I like to know and understand what I am talking about, so I see nothing wrong with voting an answer as unhelpful and not answering the question. Truthfully, its probably better that way because then you are unbiased.

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lilyloretta | 2 years, 10 months ago
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It's unfortunate that there are people around who spend time putting other people down - I think they feel it makes them better, above everyone else.

That's the way it is though - we have to ignore it and make sure that on sites like this we have a strong enough community to get past it :)

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ziminya | 2 years, 10 months ago
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Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship.

- Zeuxis (~400 BC), from Pliny the Elder, Natural History

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