in thread "The Culture and Function of the X Button": What a joke. This post is a perfect example of why OP is correct and introducing the "downvote" is already turning this place into mini-Reddit. The post you call "jumbled, angry" is a response to the contentless and argumentless response of the previous po... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.0 What a joke. This po (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.0 Wow, way to further entrench gay consensus in your algorithm. How about you just hide the hide button behind a menu like "report this" on other sites, and hide the positive score behind a stats button? And hide the negative score entirely. That way there i... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.1 4.1 Wow, way to further (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.1 4.1 Here's a better proposal: posters get reputation points for GETTING REPLIES to their posts and getting LONGER RPLIES. That is literally the definition of being rewarded for driving discussion. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.2 5.2 Here's a better prop (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.2 5.2