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Is it correct to downvote answers to bad questions?

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Sometimes I see bad questions (e.g Off-Topic questions) but I see perfect high quality answers to it but since the question is Off-Topic, so I think that who answered the question is being a victim of this behavior (The behavior of Off-Topic questions), so my question is: Is it correct to downvote answers to bad questions or answers are downvoted (Or upvoted) as their own quality not questions quality.

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It is a personal decision, up to your own judgement. Nobody dictates or forces you how to vote... (1 comment)
It is a personal decision, up to your own judgement. Nobody dictates or forces you how to vote...
elgonzo‭ wrote over 3 years ago · edited over 3 years ago

Personally (the following is just my personal opinion, as worthless as it is), if there is a good A to a rather bad Q, i do not downvote the A. I would downvote only the Q, and would not vote on the A. If however the A is exceptionally good and manages to infuse some meaning into a bad Q (as rare as it is), i upvote the A, but don't vote on the Q. Note that a vote is not permanent. Whenever the Q (or the A) gets edited and improved/made worse, one could always change/retract their vote.