downvote information can be use retaliatory... its hidden to keep people civil
Where there such complaints in kbin? In kbin if they downvoted you usually they would explain their reasoning promoting discussion. Anonymous downvoting creates in my opinion less positive environment for civil growth and discussion.
its been discussed at length. downvote information can be procedurally abused (bots). the same cannot be said for upvotes.
remember we're not building for a specific community, but for an entire ecosystem where there can be bad actors.