Agreed. Hence the "interpret as you see fit". The fact is, to the site, an upvote means "please move this up the page", and a downvote or flag means "please r

Agreed. Hence the "interpret as you see fit". The fact is, to the site, an upvote means "please move this up the page", and a downvote or flag means "please remove this". At a most basic primal 2-year-old communication level, up is "yes" and down is "no".