After I made this fun little comment I started to get instantly downvoted on every comment that I make. I think that someone has created a downvote bot that targets certain people. Whenever I post a comment, it shows: "0 points" instantly. Like, the second I hit the button: instant downvote. It happens too fast for it to be a human. A human wouldn't even have time to read my reply, let alone downvote it.
So, I ask: is anyone else having their comments instantly downvoted?
EDIT: This appears to be the result of a change made by admin in user voting behavior. Everyone's comments start at 0 points now instead of 1. There's a post over in /v/announcements somewhere which explains it...
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brightfuture ago
All my comments are starting at zero instead of one now. I'm thinking it's a bug. Possibly related to the new requirements of having a certain amount of karma on your account before you can vote, although I thought it was just for downvotes.
edit: Possible, looks like, this is just the new system. No more free votes ha.
Mewtwo ago
Nope, Atko put it in to stop the bots, you can't vote on your stuff anymore. It's temporary though.
casualwhoaversereade ago
I upvoted bright future's comment... not my own stuff. If this is the case, then he might want to put a sticky on the homepage explaining this. I think a lot of people will be confused.