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When should authors voluntarily delete a post once it gets negative votes?

Speaking in general about a down-voted post, i.e. not necessarily about OP's actual post: If on one hand, one is worried about further deterioration of one's reputation tally, and if on the other hand …
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Why does the downvote still persist even after I removed my downvoted answer?

The original phys.SE thread still exists for some overlap period. If the migration is successful, the original physics thread will eventually be deleted, with corresponding changes in the Phys.SE re …
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A weird spike in downvotes in May 2013

Yes, this downvoting peak was caused by the infamous (and very persistent) love spammer, who offered solutions to everybody's love lives, cf. records from May 7th, 2013. (Link only accessible to moder …
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Should existing vote tally ever be considered when voting?

Users are encouraged to vote. You decide what are quality posts on Phys.SE and what are not. Voting should always be based on content, never on previous votes. E.g. comfort-voting is strongly discou …
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Error in grammar/distribution of votes

That question seems to be a red herring. The yellow on-hold message text is primarily meant for the original poster (OP), not you. The deduction of 2 points from your reputation is caused by somethin …
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