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The one example I saw in a quick search that was -4 (dead) did not have the arrow to allow downvoting. So it appears that, once it's at -4, you can't subtract
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
The one example I saw in a quick search that was -4 (dead) did not have the arrow to allow downvoting. So it appears that, once it's at -4, you can't subtract any more points from the user's karma via that post.
- ptero 3y agoYou generally cannot downvote old posts (24 hrs and above I think, but not sure), but can upvote for months (maybe forever). Was the post you checked with no downvote arrows older than 24 hrs?
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoFound another one to double check. It says "dead", so I assume that means it's at -4. It also doesn't say [flagged], so it's not flag killed. 19 hours old. No down arrow. No up arrow either, for that matter. No arrows at all. The only thing I could do was vouch for it. But almost all of that author's recent comments are dead, so maybe what I'm seeing instead is someone who's shadowbanned.
- mikestew 3y ago[dead] means the account is shadow-banned. You can see them because you have changed the default of “show dead” in your user settings. Otherwise you wouldn’t see the post. You have to be a bad boy or girl to earn that badge. Voting isn’t allowed (probably) because votes no longer make a difference. And the points on a post are not displayed to anyone but the one who posted the comment.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoDon't posts also say "[dead]" when they reach -4?
- philipkglass 3y agoYou're probably thinking of [flagged] [dead]. People can keep downvoting a -4 post indefinitely and it won't do anything to hide the post or reduce the poster's karma total. People have to separately flag the post, apart from downvoting, for it to become [flagged] [dead]. It's easy to misinterpret because posts that attract heavy downvoting also tend to attract flagging.