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Re:Ask HN: Why dont my upvotes work? by dhimes on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @09:39AM (#6553135)
well-known

in the scholarly sense, not in the everyday sense.

While we're at it, for fun: http://io9.com/5880128/what-scientists-say-in-research-paper...

Re:Ask HN: Why dont my upvotes work? by ColinWright on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @10:25AM (#6553359)
I agree it is not obvious to those who first come across these things. However, it is very well-known to anyone who searches for the countless threads about this very issue. Sadly, most people just ask the question without first researching the issue, and that then prompts several demonstrably incorrect answers.
Re:Ask HN: Why dont my upvotes work? by dhimes on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @11:00AM (#6553580)
It's also in the FAQ and the guidelines if you read hard enough, but some of the subtleties of the questions are not explained there (probably because they were fluid for a while).