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- verb Present participle of
downrate .
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Examples
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He said, “It’s easier to tell you what earns a downrating from me” (downrating is reviewer lingo for a pan review).
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It's not a voting booth, this site -- downrating people based on the candidate they like is not going to get you anywhere -- it strikes me as sooo childish to rate this way.
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I don't like downrating posts, but this comment is an absurd reading of what Greg said.
Edwards Challenges Rivals To Back Feingold Amendment To Defund War 2009
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Matter of fact, I think it would do a lot for the maintenance of the quality of the site if those who actually agree with such a commenter or are interested in his content would be brave enough to show disapproval by downrating him/her for his inflammatory presentation.
Quote of The Day 2009
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But your reason for downrating the original (Mrs. P's) post has evolved from what you initially said.
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You downrating her is not going to change her mind, it's childish to think so.
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If you really are a smart supporter of Obama, instead of screaming at her and downrating her, you'd try to use her to figure out what it is that bothers her, presuming that it might bother others as well who are not verbalizing it, and counteract that in a smarter way with your own "virals."
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I, too, dislike downrating polls because (other) people are ignorant.
Poll Suggests Hillary Winning Foreign Policy Arguments With Obama 2009
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If that's the criteria for rating comments, I've got a TON of downrating to do on this site.
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I believed, and still do that the downrating was based on bringing up Hastert's sexuality.
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