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    In other words, you fear that sock-puppets or other specimens are at work here. Commented Sep 24, 2011 at 19:30
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    Bad questions often have an upvote for every answer because many answerers routinely upvote any question they answer. Bad question + opportunistic answers + upvoting when answering = inflated question score. Commented Sep 24, 2011 at 19:38
  • Automatic upvotes when answering topic on meta: meta.stackexchange.com/q/30502/2509. Commented Sep 24, 2011 at 23:54
  • Another example, +1 after 2 mins but it's hardly a "great question" is it? Messes up comparative question scores >.< Commented Sep 25, 2011 at 19:43
  • stackoverflow.com/questions/9102170/… argh! Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 19:50
  • Curious -- why all the downvotes? This seems to be a legit question on a legit topic; I've been noticing exactly the same thing, rewarding ridiculously bad questions on a regular basis. And I'm referring to questions with no answers here, so upvoting a question you answer doesn't apply. Commented Mar 21, 2012 at 18:27