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I've been troubled as of late by questions about non-Rabbinic or non-Orthodox movements consistently being downvoted to oblivion, as well as receiving many close votes, particularly "Comparative Religion" votes, which makes me a bit mad.
When I joined this site I was under the impression that the site was supposed to also be a place for questions regarding heterodox forms of Judaism. I myself am staunchly Orthodox but heterodoxy has fascinated me for years and I enjoy having a webspace to ask questions on the topic.
There are several Meta Qs that deal with this, but the exact policy isn't clear to me. Could someone clarify whether such Qs are indeed on topic, and if so, is there anything to be done with regards to downvotes and close votes (for the time being I usually vote to leave open)?
I'll add that when I joined such questions usually stayed between 0-2 upvotes on average and usually weren't voted on for closing, to my knowledge. Something seems to have changed in the last couple of years. Perhaps new members with voting privileges?
