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I've said this before in comments, but the downvoting tool is like putting a chainsaw in the hands of a 6 year old. There are simply those intent on adding no value but only reaping any rewards they can gain with the least amount of work. Some of the big downvoters run an attack business and anyone innocently in their way gets taken out with his chainsaw. I actually hate the ability to downvote because it simply gets abused by people intent on either controlling the rewards pool so there is more available for them or to just plain be vicious. Bernie Sanders comes to mind...

"Slightly"

The overall take from the post as I read it was that downvoting was a relatively minor element. In my view that is completely wrong and downvoting is in fact tthe most important element by far, perhaps the only important element.

Thanks for clarifying.