It's not a perfect solution to dealing with misanthropes.
But it would slow them some, and force a little balance into their painful existence.
could also induce undesirable effects like alt-creation
Can't create a problem that already exists.
Problems are not just things that exist in binary states, they can be minimized by smart behavior or exacerbated by dumb choices.
not create rules with unclear benefits.
What's 'unclear'? The inability to downvote when in the negatives has a pretty clear benefit.
You're not very convincing.
> > could also induce undesirable effects like alt-creation
>Can't create a problem that already exists.
Problems are not just things that exist in binary states, they can be minimized by smart behavior or exacerbated by dumb choices.
>> not create rules with unclear benefits.
>What's 'unclear'?
>The inability to downvote when in the negatives has a pretty clear benefit.
You're not very convincing.
Can't create a problem that already exists.
What's 'unclear'?
The inability to downvote when in the negatives has a pretty clear benefit.
You're probably alone there.
What do you think is happening? And if you've no idea, then why are you talking?
Do you really think locking a negative account from more downvotes is 'casually .. restricting the freedoms'?
I think you're just being contrarian.