Any thoughts regarding why I would get thumbs-down for factual answers, or who would do it?

Probably trolls that like their answer better.

The thumbs down could not greater require a proof then the thumbs up. i attempt to offer genuine and maximum appropriate solutions additionally and want that what I unquestionably have mentioned has helped the guy who asked the question. climate the others who're examining and writing solutions available cherished what I had to declare does not unquestionably rely to me. that isn't something to obsess over.

TD may have come from the group of Al Gore. Just kidding... Thumbs down because you're in the wrong section maybe.

The score is 12 up and 10 down now.

Looks like you sparked more interest but I agree with you that it is difficult to understand those who can't accept facts. The only people I know like that are ones who suffer from the dogma disease.

One possibility is people who have a grudge against you. There's only one person I thumbs down every answer, so you must have made quite an impression (if that was their reason).

I was going to say another possibility is maybe there's people who thumb down all wikipedia links, but yours isn't a wikipedia link.

Or another possibility is somebody got a thumbs down, thought you did it, so they thumbed you down in retaliation.

Maybe a combination of those and other reasons I haven't thought of.

edit: and of course you're getting more thumbs down because you made a question about it, and there's always an urge to thumb someone down when they make a question about it.

Some people just get pissy when you give a single sentence answer and then a link,,,they look at it as lazy.

And so do I quite frankly.

......but I don't TD anyone...ever...for anything apart from blatant racism or hate posts like "all Catholics should be killed" or "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world".

I don't think there is a thumb down bot, but I think it would be someone who doesn't like you and just automatically gives you a TD when they see your avatar. Or it could be others who answered the same question and were upset they didn't actually think to look up the answer.

Edit: Looks like bringing it up hasn't helped any. LOL

The Thumbs Down Fairy works in mysterious ways.

It's the anti science league,I think it's you and not your answer they are thumbing down,but thumbs are meaningless as they cost one nothing.

Maybe the person(s) is just jealous that you were able to give a well thought-out answer

Some people just TD the answerer; the information is irrelevant to some people.

Let's face it, ANY information is irrelevant to some people.

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