Why would you negative point an answer?

Question

I know why I give negative points to certain answers.

Appalling spelling or grammar or incoherent writing.

( I dont just mean one or two spelling or typing errors
I mean seriously bad mangled prose! )

Going off topic.

Posting some remark or saying you agree with the poster just to get points.

Using your answer as an excuse to tell some one to change to another religion.

What other reasons do you have to give negative points to an answer?

Answer 1

1. The answer is offensive or abusive.
2. A serious question is given a flippant or obviously thoughtless answer.
3. It is clear that the person who has given an answer has not read and understood the question at all.
4. An answer that tries to sell some product or process, thereby misusing the forum of YA.
5. Answers that hurt religious/racial sensibilities, or propogate or incite violence.

Answer 2

those are the strategies you may lose factors right here: a million. 5 for asking a question 2. 2 for self-deleting your answer 3. 10 for incurring a contravention in a question 4. 12 for incurring a contravention in an answer 5. 10 for submitting a faux charm (besides to the final 2 products)

Answer 3

Sometimes the answer is just plain wrong.
If I know something is wrong, I give it a 'thumbs down'. Because I'm on Level 6, it makes the answer disappear. Such power do I wield!
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Answer 4

If they obviously misunderstood the question, or base their answer on a common misconception, or are otherwise just plain wrong.

Answer 5

poor advice