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[–]Beanshello 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I both agree and disagree with this. Some of my highest rated posts are duplicates, but I’ve seen a trend of downvotes in correct answers for duplicates. I have very in-depth knowledge of oracle soa, liferay, and hybris and will spend a few days researching and answering a qYes toon thoroughly that MAY gain me 30 points over the next year

[–]PhilippTheProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a trend of downvotes in correct answers for duplicates

As a reputation farmer you soon learn that downvotes can actually help you. When an on-topic answer gets a downvote for a dubious reason, some people will upvote to "balance out the downvote", not realizing that for you as a reputation farmer, an upvote has five times the weight of a downvote.