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    Unjust Downvotes Leading to Approval Delays, Need a Fair Resolution

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    • Holmesreign3182
      Holmesreign3182 Banned last edited by

      Who is consistently downvoting reputations without any valid reason? This issue is making it difficult to post, as repeated approvals are required. I have analyzed the pattern, and I'm not the only one facing this—many others are experiencing the same problem. Once a post is approved, the reputation drops into the negative, causing continuous approval delays.
      Is there any solution to prevent this unfair downvoting system?

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Holmesreign3182 last edited by

        @Holmesreign3182 Certain users have taken it upon themselves to look for users they think are aliases for the spammers, and then report and downvote those users. Unfortunately they have no real idea. Personally I am ignoring their reports - and consider at least one of them a likely spammer myself. I'll see if I can do anything on my end about the downvotes.

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        • DevShukla
          DevShukla Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

          @sgunhouse Please Don't Upvote These guys are Spammers and Frequently creating profile for approval once you guys away they are putting Spammy Content

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          • Holmesreign3182
            Holmesreign3182 Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

            @sgunhouse Yes, please find a solution for this. I have observed and analyzed that the person downvoting others is actually a spammer himself. He deliberately downvotes other users' accounts, causing genuine users to suffer as well.
            This individual has downvoted my account multiple times, making it extremely difficult for me to post. In fact, my account even got banned because of this. I recently joined and have been trying for the past four to five days, but I keep facing issues.
            Suddenly, it occurred to me that I should definitely discuss this matter with you, as you might have a solution.
            Is I am right ?

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            • Sherlockholmes007
              Sherlockholmes007 @sgunhouse last edited by

              @sgunhouse I am facing the same problem. Someone has downvoted my ID as well, due to which I am unable to post. Every time I try, it requires approval.
              Please check my ID and see how spammers are ruining genuine accounts. Is there no solution to this?
              Earlier, even new users could upvote or downvote, which made it easier to manage, and posting wasn't as difficult. But ever since these rules changed, we have been facing more issues. Now, posting feels risky because there's always a fear that someone else might downvote again.

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              • Holmesreign3182
                Holmesreign3182 Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                @sgunhouse see once again the same problem, Please ban such spammers who are unnecessarily downvoting. If they have any genuine issues, they should communicate with us instead. But what’s the point of downvoting genuine users like this?
                Please, please help us.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @DevShukla last edited by

                  @DevShukla What would be your evidence to say that?

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                  • Sherlockholmes007
                    Sherlockholmes007 @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg When will this problem be fixed? When will my ID be restored? I keep facing the same issue again and again. Now, I’m really angry and extremely frustrated with all this.

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                    • Holmesreign3182
                      Holmesreign3182 Banned @Sherlockholmes007 last edited by

                      @Sherlockholmes007 Will my ID keep requiring approval again and again? Is there no solution to this problem? Should I just leave Opera? 😔

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                      • sgunhouse
                        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Holmesreign3182 last edited by

                        @Holmesreign3182 if you get enough upvotes to counteract the downvotes, you'll be able to post normally. At the moment you should be fine.

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                        • Holmesreign3182
                          Holmesreign3182 Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                          @sgunhouse But this is exactly what the spammers are preventing from happening. They keep coming back and downvoting repeatedly. My ID gets approved, and this has happened three times already, but they keep downvoting and ruining it again.

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                          • Holmesreign3182
                            Holmesreign3182 Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                            @sgunhouse I know, but the spammers are not even letting my account stay fixed. You had fixed it before, but look, they have ruined it again. How long will this keep happening? Do you know who these people are?

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                            • sgunhouse
                              sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Holmesreign3182 last edited by sgunhouse

                              @Holmesreign3182 You yourself can see, if you wish. Find the post(s) that have been downvoted and click on the vote total to see.

                              Mind you, one has already posted here., so you know him already.

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                              • sumer2sher
                                sumer2sher Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                                @sgunhouse I have no idea who it is because there is no notification for this. But I want you to pay attention to those who are doing such things and ruining others' IDs. At the very least, you should be able to fix the accounts of those affected.

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                                • sgunhouse
                                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @sumer2sher last edited by

                                  @sumer2sher You only have 3 posts, it is easy enough to look at each of them and see which have downvotes.. (Hint: if you click on your own name or avatar it will take you to your forum profile, and your posts are listed there. Unfortunately you do need to click through to the original threads to see the vote totals, but as I said right now it is only 3.)

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                                  • sumer2sher
                                    sumer2sher Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                                    @sgunhouse Yes, I have checked. My second post is currently under attack by spammers. Because of this, my posts require approval, and I am unable to post directly.

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                                    • sumer2sher
                                      sumer2sher Banned @sgunhouse last edited by

                                      @sgunhouse If you can fix my ID, please do so. This is my only request, nothing more. At the very least, I should be able to post without issues.

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                                      • Sherlockholmes007
                                        Sherlockholmes007 @sgunhouse last edited by

                                        @sgunhouse Someone has messed up my account again. Please fix it like before. At least I should be able to post. I am truly very frustrated. Otherwise, I will have to leave Opera forever. Please 🥺 help me

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                                        • Sherlockholmes007
                                          Sherlockholmes007 @sgunhouse last edited by

                                          @sgunhouse Now it's asking for approval before every post, and I can't post at the exact time. What should I do? 😭 Maybe I will have to leave Opera.

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                                          • sgunhouse
                                            sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Sherlockholmes007 last edited by

                                            @Sherlockholmes007 What should you do? Br patient.

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