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How does “Reputation” work?

In this recent post: - algorithm for maintaining a stack in java

I downvoted on member's answer, but then I saw that, my reputation was decreased by 1..

Here's my Reputation Change: -

-1 10 mins ago downvoted algorithm for maintaining a stack in java

Why this happened?

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marked as duplicate by Mat, BoltClock's a Unicorn Sep 28 '12 at 7:16


Sorry.. I saw the FAQ now that we get out reputation reduced by 1, if we downvote another answer.. didn't noticed it before.. –  Rohit Jain Sep 28 '12 at 7:16
why so much downvotes –  Sathya Sep 28 '12 at 11:32
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up vote 3 down vote accepted

From privileges page of vote-down

What happens when I vote down?


  • Downvotes remove 2 reputation from the post owner.

So you will have to pay 1 reputation to down-vote the answer.

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