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Meta Is it correct to downvote answers to bad questions?

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...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Alexei‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Kevin M. Mansour‭ · 2021-07-16T18:46:01Z (over 3 years ago)
Small Correct.
  • Sometimes I see bad questions (e.g Off-Topic questions) but I see a 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.
  • 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.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Kevin M. Mansour‭ · 2021-07-16T18:45:02Z (over 3 years ago)
Is it correct to downvote answers to bad questions?
Sometimes I see bad questions (e.g Off-Topic questions) but I see a 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.