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Something interesting to note - I think if your account gets deranked by the moderators(I don't know the details of how it works), your account gets significantly fewer upvotes yet receives all downvotes, disincentivizing controversial speech. I think it's done on my account, and while it's annoying sometimes, it's been a net positive for me(I'm sensitive to votes).


My comments typically get 2-3 upvotes, with the occasional 7 and very rare 15 or 23. About 60% stay at 1 vote.


If you have a question for the moderators about your account, I encourage you to email them at the page footer Contact email address.




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