Name all the reasons you might give someone a thumbs down to an answer?

Question

be honest.

I do under these circumstances

spam
not an answer
being mean to the questioner
acting like they know things they know nothing about
cut and paste from wikipedia
links to the answerers previous questions
answering a star begging question with a positive response
sucking up to the questioner

am I too hard on people?

Answer 1

flirting to get best answer
posted a link to their Q or blog etc.
being rude
cut & paste from pages, giving way too much info
saying nothing but "....."
saying thanks for the two points
saying something random that has nothing to do w/the questins

Answer 2

1.Hateful attitude towards the world and the person posting the question. So what if they had a bad day. They could have just skipped over this question & found something to vote on instead.
2. Giving an answer that does not pertain to the question.
For example: Am I too hard on people?
If someone answers this by saying something way out in left field like : "Well, my bff died and all I have his dog."
My first reaction is thumbs-down you moron.
3. Answers that just tell folks to look it up, not everyone knows how to look up stuff on the computer.
I have no objections to people telling these kids to do their own homework. No one did mine, when I was in school.
4. Sexually explicit answers that are uncalled for.
5. I hate spam, even the junk that's supposed to be edible.

Answer 3

1. Spam.

2. I think the person is a total ****head.

3. Being abusive to the questioner and other answerers.

4. Not a real answer.

5. Something who goes " What?" when the question was pretty damn straight forward and easy to understand.

6. Know- it-all's that are more like loser-all's.

7. People who think they are as funny as Will Ferrell when they're not.

8. Racism, Homophobics and other people who are seriously of a low I.Q.



I don't think you're too hard on people since I mostly agree with some of your statements, though some of the things you have stated I have yet to see for myself.

Answer 4

Excercise your right to give the thumbs down...how else can you make your thoughts be known? ....you make a lot of good points..... I do give thumbs down on a lot of those too...

But the main reason I will give a thumbs down is because if a question is silly or begs for an interesting or creative answer and a boring mundane answer is given....then that gets the thumbs down for me......

Answer 5

Its a passive aggressive element, i imagine. Very immature. ( I agree Dani) this isn't an age restricted web site, there are alot of youngsters right here. Heck, there are even some very immature adults right here. i come across them type of thrilling. you are able to pretty a lot are expecting which solutions receives you bombarded . At perfect its slightly stressful, type of like having a fly that keeps humming round you. seem at each of the thumbs down right here!!! you won't be able to rigidity over something so stupid.

Answer 6

I hate when ppl answer with mean, nasty or really dirty comments. They always get a thumbs down from me but what does that mean. Do you lose points when you get a thumbs down. Sorry, I'll look that up myself. have star form me.

Answer 7

honestly, i don't give thumbs down too often. sometimes i give thumbs down for spam or being rude when they answer one my questions. i don't give people thumbs down on other questioner's answers. although, i will give fellow answerers thumbs up. frankly, i really hate the thumbs down option. too many people abuse it. i would rather do without it. just my opinion.

Answer 8

I only thumbs down if the answer is insulting or rude

otherwise each to their own IMO

Answer 9

Awww. Maybe they aren't sucking up though. Maybe they are for real. I only give thumbs down when people are mean.

Answer 10

Wow, that's a lot of reasons there...I usually don't unless it is team hate and spam