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Why did Leon Meier get suspended for a year for "voting irregularities"?
As a rule, suspensions are a private matter between the user that is suspended, the moderators, and the SE team. We don't give out information to other users, other than the brief canned message shown ...
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I notice that if I downvote an answer, I lose reputation points - how come?
Here's the FAQ on how reputation works. The one-point cost is simply to discourage massive downvote campaigns. Honestly, you should ignore it... it's more worthwhile to both yourself and the community ...
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What will happen to the daily reputation over 200 units?
No, upvotes received after you hit the reputation cap will not be applied the next day.
From What is the daily reputation cap and how can I hit it?:
The maximum amount of reputation you can earn ...
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I notice that if I downvote an answer, I lose reputation points - how come?
Yes, reputation can be interpreted as a sort of currency: you earn some by asking and answering with quality. You can award bits of your reputation for bounties, or to draw more attention to a ...
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