Again, this is an argument for allowing downvotes. (Flagging is not appropriate in these cases, since it may not be spam.) Since there is only one button, an u

Again, this is an argument for allowing downvotes. (Flagging is not appropriate in these cases, since it may not be spam.) Since there is only one button, an upvote, there is no way for folks who would prefer to not have an article to appear to push it down. So only upvotes occur (the herd mentality at play) and as stories float higher, it simple becomes part of a feedback cycle where more people vote on it and the higher it goes. PG: I love the community, but what worked in the beginning may need to be juggled a bit since this place has grown so much lately. You are running a very real risk at this point for many of your core passionate readers to shuttle off to a new site where the topics are more relevant to hackers. Remember ole' Slashdot? (For instance, it's way to easy to game the system currently to make front page, which "spammers" love since Google is constantly indexing it.)