I don't like that they were removed but that they were used in brigading demonstrates a problem and I can see why some PM considered "fixing" it. I think the m

I don't like that they were removed but that they were used in brigading demonstrates a problem and I can see why some PM considered "fixing" it. I think the more elegant fix would be to temper the downvotes depending on the context (e.g. reduce the impact of a sudden spike in increased viewing to downvote conversion).