Remove the down vote. Period. If one gets 1,000 up-ticks, hurray. 20? Woo-hoo. Zero. Meh. If I do not like someone or what they post, I just let them languish without my attention at all. I post something stupid, I get no votes, my little troll heart dwindles and I sulk and/or go away. There is no real purpose for the downvote. In the market, one either buys, or does not buy. One does not go to the crappy burger joint and take money out of the cash register if one dislikes the food or service.