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How would one calculate the actual probability of a macro event given what we know of physics?

The question is linked above. A couple of the commenters agree it is perfectly legitimate. I’m obviously being targeted by others which leads to downvotes which leads to not being able to ask questions. Can you fix this since this is ultimately harassment and I should be able to post questions as long as they make sense and can be answered with physics which this question can. This question should have not gotten any downvotes. As such, I should not be restricted from asking questions which I now am because of the targeted harassment.

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    $\begingroup$ I guess OP will have to wait to read the answer to this question until their suspension for ban evasion is over... $\endgroup$
    – hft
    Commented Apr 4 at 1:27
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    $\begingroup$ This question should have not gotten any downvotes. As such, I should not be restricted from asking questions . Oh, please. You haven’t been suspended due to question quality or downvotes; you’ve been suspended for ban evasion! Those two things aren’t even remotely related. A major difference between them is that there is no shame in getting downvotes, but there is shame in cheating. It’s the difference between a bad question and bad behavior. $\endgroup$
    – Ghoster
    Commented Apr 4 at 3:37
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    $\begingroup$ For the record, I’m not one of the downvoters on the question under discussion. I downvoted this question because of Truth Seeker’s blatant misrepresentation of the reason for their restrictions. $\endgroup$
    – Ghoster
    Commented Apr 4 at 3:54
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    – Ghoster
    Commented Apr 4 at 4:47

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PSE members have downvoted the question because they believe it needs to be improved or it violates a question-asking policy or any other community guideline (for example, spam). There is no other motive.

"I’m obviously being targeted by others which leads to downvotes which leads to not being able to ask questions."

No one is targeting you. Why would others be conspiring to prevent you from asking questions? Good questions (and answers) are crucial for the functioning of the site.

Questions are downvoted for many reasons, like being homework, a duplicate, non mainstream physics, lacking clarity etc. I don't think anyone has come across a case of someone getting downvoted due to a "coordinated effort to silence them".

This may sound like sarcasm, but it is actually what you implied in your question. Hopefully seeing it in writing will assuage your feelings about PSE community members, and that you will keep asking good questions.

"Can you fix this since this is ultimately harassment?"

It isn't, and nothing needs to be "fixed".

Please do not assume that it's personal when your post receives down votes. Every member of PSE has dealt with this at one stage or another, and while "it sucks", it is in no way an indicator that someone doesn't approve of you personally.

The way I think about it is that ultimately, there is nothing really bad/irredeemable about getting downvotes. Consider that it usually will compel you to improve your post$^1$ (which may result in upvotes$^2$) and good posts are essential for the community in general.

The mission of PSE is to provide good answers to good physics questions - from an elementary level, to postgraduate and postdoctoral levels.

$^1$ Whenever a post is edited, it is sent to the top of the queue so that users can read the edited version and perhaps remove their downvote and even upvote.

$^2$ Valuable information on how to improve your post is sometimes found in the comments below it.

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    $\begingroup$ it is in no way an indicator that someone doesn't approve of you personally I strongly disapprove of the OP’s misbehavior personally. I don’t approve of either ban evasion or “voting irregularities”, and the OP is suspended on various SE sites for both misbehaviors. But so far I haven’t been downvoting their questions just because they are a gleeful cheater who loves to crow that there’s nothing we can do to stop them. $\endgroup$
    – Ghoster
    Commented Apr 4 at 5:43
  • $\begingroup$ Absolutely. But I guess this specific behavior would be unknown to a majority (all?) of those who downvoted (and even if they did, it is not a reason to downvote as that should be done on the merits of the question). I agree that if this person treats the site with that much contempt, perhaps banning is the way to go. $\endgroup$
    – joseph h
    Commented Apr 4 at 6:08

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