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  • VoyagerXyX
    +5

    I feel like a solid solution to the down vote dilemma would be to just hold people accountable for their down votes. If you hover over the down vote button a list of usernames would pop up. If you keep seeing the same name again and again and again and again and again, you know you have a problem user and that can be dealt with. Non anon down voting would definitely make members who value their account and reputation think twice about abusing the tool, everyone wins.

    • ToixStory
      +3

      I was just thinking something like this. That way, if something is justifiably downvoted you have nothing to fear, and if something is downvoted out of pettiness or spite it's easy to see who were the people who did it.

      • VoyagerXyX
        +2

        Yes, and of course repercussions would follow. If there are not consequences it doesn't matter how hard it is to break the rules.

        • ToixStory
          +1

          It'd be nice to see something like if one person abuses the downvote button they'd be treated like the people who abuse the report button on forums; kicked or banned after a warning.