RE: SteemIt voting algorithm problems and solutions from a programmer's perspective by ungratefulchump

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steemit · @ungratefulchump · Jul 26 '16

Is it true you get penalized for down voting?

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Yup it costs just as much voting power as an up-vote. I'll add it to the article.

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voter	weight	wgt%	rshares	pct	time
ungratefulchump	0 B		7,511,155,281	100%

Does removing an up vote also cost voting power or does it return the voting power the vote cost before?

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Every vote or vote change costs voting power.