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- verb transitive, Internet To
vote against, reducing acumulative tally ofpopularity . - noun Internet A
vote against something that reduces acumulative tally ofpopularity .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Feel free to "downvote" me if it makes you feel better, but you're still full of shit either way, and anyone who cares about this can just as easily confirm that they serve their answers without a subscription.
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They should be entitled, however, to a quick up or downvote.
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No more feet dragging, just a quick up or downvote.
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(You don't need to actually visit the article to downvote it, you can do so just based on the title.)
Promoting a book or blog in the Darwinian underworld of Reddit.com nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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I think people (as opposed to legislation) are entitled to an up or downvote.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ed DuMont Nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2010
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I think people as opposed to legislation are entitled to an up or downvote.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ed DuMont Nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2010
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No more feet dragging, just a quick up or downvote.
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They should be entitled, however, to a quick up or downvote.
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As one example of a publicly-available downvote bot, this script automatically downvotes any stories on 9/11, Gaza, torture, Guantanamo and a host of other topics, downvotes certain posters, and engages in other forms of cyber warfare.
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Propaganda agents obviously aren't going to publicly brag about what they are doing, and you can bet that their use of downvote bots is much greater.
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