How does down voting stiffle anything?
I feel the answer to that is self-evident. The way it sometimes get used is intentional manipulation that was not intended by design.
you guys
Who are you referring to? You're talking to me, but it doesn't sound like it.
phuk it bot to drive anything unliked down the page
Citation needed. I am unaware of anything like what you describe.
Quiet bans and removals
Bans for rule violations are to be expected. Quiet? You know there are public logs right?
What citation could I use? Its evident and a noticible pattern. This conversation is clearly not just between the two of us.
What citation could I use?
Link an example.
Its evident and a noticible pattern
What is? Be specific, I really don't know what you mean.
I have not seen any accounts banned that didn't break the TOS. I have not seen any general ideology targeted for downvotes or harassment. There are people on both the right and left (and many combinations) that are welcome and upvoted.
For the most part, when there are downvotes it is toward malicious posts, or spam.
This conversation is clearly not just between the two of us.
I am talking to you here, and I speak only for me. Maybe that's part of the problem.
It's hard to know what you're really thinking when you're playing to the crowd. Not everyone plays this like a game. I'm not trying to score points or prove anything. For some, the communication itself is the goal.
How does down voting stiffle anything? People are still here posting. Shit you guys use the phuk it bot to drive anything unliked down the page while dog piling it. All passive bullshit. Quiet bans and removals. But yeah, its just me doing this for no reason. Just me.