negative ratings

I think that negative ratings should be give to those who post responses that are not thought out. Too many times I get a quick yes or no. There is no detail to the response.

i give negative ratings if people are abusive in a discussion but thankfully it only rarely happens

I don't think you'll ever know if you have a negative rating because it doesn't appear on your homepage. Only the best response does, as far as I know. I could be wrong, maybe I've miss something else, but that's all I know.

I would never give a negative rating to anyone - I don't think that is fair because I wouldn't like it if I received one. Everyone has a right to express their views whether we agree or not - that is the nature of discussion.

no idea. maybe use of abusive words.

I'll give a negative rating if someone just posts something completely unrelated to the thread like "I don't know" or "Thanks" or "whatever" when they aren't answering the question asked

only if the discussion starter feels that you are abusing or give antisocial.....answers

well, I only give negative ratings to those who don't stay on topic, or those whose posts I simply cannot understand. I give positive ratings to those who reply with nice quality responses. If I feel the person has really made no effort, I will leave it unrated. I don't think there are solid rules for negative ratings. You need to give responses of a couple sentences, stay on topic, and you'll do just fine. It's easier to do this if you stick to topics that genuinely interest you.

heyyyyyyy tell me too if u get to know about it

I try and give every user who respond on-topic to my discussions positive ratings. Sadly, Ive never given any negative ratings, so Im not sure why one would give one. Have a nice day!

I try and give every user who respond on-topic to my discussions positive ratings. Sadly, Ive never given any negative ratings, so Im not sure why one would give one. Have a nice day!

Guess maybe I'd give someone a negative rating if their comment was abusive or insulting someone, but I haven't yet. Maybe if people gave negative ratings to topics that get posted over and over again that would discourage folks from doing so, but I wouldn't want to be the one to start that.

I never give one

I give a negative if the response has nothing to do with the topic

Can't see what effect they have.. but dont spam, or continuously thank people for replying to your questions.

I haven't yet, I've seen no need to.

I give - if I read a queston and some one gives a big long response that dosnt anwser the questioin at all, or 1 word anwsers on my qeestions tend to get lots of -s

i rate a response negative if the poster has made a crude comment or a nasty uncalled for comment that may cause offence to either myself or others who wish to reply or have replied in my posts

I never give any

I usually not give any negative response, if there are discussions I dont like, just skip them, I like to give positive ratings to those discussions that I respond to and to the reply I recieve in my discussions, If there be reply that dosent deserve any positive rate I just leave them with no rating.