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    Doesn't FGITW also apply to folks posting a partial answer to get into that "first" slot, and only then start editing (possibly within the 5 minute grace period) to change it into a true answer? Commented Mar 31, 2012 at 12:05
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    Laughed about the vague estimation in "sorted answers until around August 27 2009". Commented Nov 14, 2013 at 12:33
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    @Alex, How does locking the downvote stop SCITE? The sciter can simply let the downvote stay there and get -1 rep... not a big deal, considering he gets +10 for each upvote. Commented Aug 30, 2015 at 22:37
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    Do people actually do SCITE? What benefit would it give them? Commented Oct 20, 2015 at 0:29
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    @Kelmikra I believe the "benefit" is described on SE as rep-whoring. Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 18:07
  • @MaskedMan "rep-whoring" is a thing? Commented Apr 15, 2017 at 22:12
  • The locking system doesn't matter. As soon as you have enough rep to edit posts you can unlock it agian with a simple edit. Commented Jan 28, 2018 at 8:45
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    @Pacerier it doesn't stop it, but it helps to mitigate it. Some questions can get dozens of answers, and the SCITE would need to downvote all of them to bump their own post up, taking possibly 3 or 4 upvotes worth of rep loss - without locking in the down vote they would get that back, putting a time limit to change the vote changes the cost/benefit of being SCITE. Commented Mar 22, 2021 at 16:44
  • What's the acronym for the effect where lots of users post really low quality and sometimes even incorrect answers, often repeating parts of other answers either inadvertently or just by deliberately copying and then the answer list then gets filled up at the bottom with all this trash which other low quality users then go and assininely upvote so that the poo starts to creep up the list of answers and sometimes swallows decent alternatives? Commented Sep 24, 2025 at 3:24