I noticed when looking at my own stats, that negative votes are counted overall for the rank (both up & down). I'm not bothered about position our anything, just realising that the Sifts (and theyre submitters) are measured on the intensity of other Sifters reactions.



Wondering what everyone feels about the purpose of down-votes, and related taboos. For instance, I've noticed down-votes of a vids first few hours in the queue is frowned upon. But a negative (if it reaches the front) would add to the users vote tally and rank...any opinions?