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Are down votes on closed questions reclaimed?
You get your points back if the question is deleted not if it's closed.
•Reputation changes from bounties and votes (both up and down) on deleted posts (including answers to a deleted question) ...
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Does not trying reverse image search constitute "lack of research"?
Most people don't know how to reverse image search - this is primarily a travel site, and there's no reason to penalise travellers who don't have above average tech-savvy. Also, ideally speaking, we'...
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Is this down-vote in my answer justified?
As this is about a downvote and comment made by me, I'll provide my point of view.
I like Nepal. Last spring I spent a few months trekking from KBC in the east to Hilsa in the west. On two previous ...
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Is this down-vote in my answer justified?
Unfortunately we, as moderators and regular users, have no control over users and their votes. People are free to vote however they wish, with a few notable exceptions such as revenge down voting and ...
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Was my answer downvoted due to anti-semitism?
First of all, thanks for bringing this up on meta.
My answer Where is a celebration-free, little-to-no Christmas skiing destination during the holiday season? received 3 downvotes with no explanation....
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Was my answer downvoted due to anti-semitism?
Do we have anti-semites on the site that downvote everything that mentions Israel?
It is impossible to answer this. Votes are anonymous, and although it would be nice and courteous to say the least, ...
JoErNanOMod
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