I can definitely see where you're coming from, but I think I can help you think of it in a different way.
I view this as a restriction upon the downvote system, and not the enhancement of the upper class . Downvotes have a really big power, and I feel like this power should not be readily available to anyone.
While I don't know if limiting the number is a good idea, I do think that new users need to be deterred from going on a rampage and messing everything up.
Then shouldn't the community decide who gets to exercise the downvote power? If its simply done by levels the community does not decide, simple activity in the site, even low quality activity would give them the right, as it get them levels. If it was done by reputation the community would have some say.
I can definitely see where you're coming from, but I think I can help you think of it in a different way.
I view this as a restriction upon the downvote system, and not the enhancement of the upper class . Downvotes have a really big power, and I feel like this power should not be readily available to anyone.
While I don't know if limiting the number is a good idea, I do think that new users need to be deterred from going on a rampage and messing everything up.
Then shouldn't the community decide who gets to exercise the downvote power? If its simply done by levels the community does not decide, simple activity in the site, even low quality activity would give them the right, as it get them levels. If it was done by reputation the community would have some say.
I can't contest this. Though I'm not even yet sure what reputation is / does entirely.
I found this in the FAQ page. Really liked the concept when I joined.
http://snapzu.com/teamsnapzu/faq-reputation