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[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's that momentum. Once you start going negative, you get pile driven even lower

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Only if you are really stupid or controversial. In a popular thread you can turn the votes around with subsequent posts or a clarifying edit.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I once asked a question, everyone thought I made a bad joke, down voted, I edited it to include that it was genuine curiosity, got down voted even harder and called stupid, my noddle still doesn't compute the situation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Sometimes you start with the person you replied to down voting you because they think you disagreed with them, then others read your comment and up vote it