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[–]GideonDelta 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I liked the downvote button in concept, but almost nobody followed the rule that the downvote button wasn't a "disagree button". That, and downvote acted as a mob censor utility.

[–]Ifitmovesnukeit 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. It was a tool for anonymously punishing people for having opinions you didn't like as much as it was used to keep nonsense down. And completely unnecessary; upvotes are enough to have popular submissions float to the top without tarring and feathering dissenters.