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How many upvotes can a single question gather in 24 hours?

Apr 14, 2012 6:13 AM

Just a test of the question upvotes. I'm just a little curious to see how many people I can get to upvote this question for no reason at all in the first 24 hours.

theant theant

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If you believe it, over 400 could be achieved, as seen here with second being 220 and third 195.

captainsuperdawg captainsuperdawg
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I upvoted for no reason.

potter412 potter412
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Thanks @potter412 that's the idea.

theant theant
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Is this like a Tootsie Pop question that will never be anwered?

thunderthighs thunderthighs
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The real question is... How many downvotes can be achieved?...I bet that would be more than Up.

Not worried about your rep? give it a try!

morriea morriea
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@morriea: Actually, no. The highest amount of down votes is 79, giving the question a -78 score. See? People here on deals are more positive than negative

captainsuperdawg captainsuperdawg
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@captainsuperdawg: but was the questioner ASKING for downvotes for no reason?

That is my point....

morriea morriea
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@thunderthighs: yes it IS like a tootsie pop

@morriea: it seems my goal is being achieved, this question DID get more downvotes than upvotes... but we are only about halfway through the "24 hour" period I stated in the question.

@captiansuperdawg: It is reassuring to know that people tend to be more positive than negative.

I am still suprised at the sheer low quanity of votes though... oh well...

theant theant
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Technically I'd say somewhere upwards of 97K - total number of members. Likelihood of that happening, probably somewhere in the neighborhood of a lightning strike.

mtm2 mtm2
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@thunderthighs: Does that mean someone will bite it before it happens?

mtm2 mtm2
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You'll apparently never know the maximum. The number of views might be more relevant.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@jsimsace: you are likely correct. Views are more important than votes in this case, and anyway, the 24 hour period has expired and we have a -6 total. Not anywhere near where I expected, but now I know.

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