Reply #30: I'd like to 'negative rec' this post.

[The Doctor.]

;)

Since recs are an indication of 'community value' a given post may have, and recs are anonymous, it would become impossible to gauge that value.

Things rise based on their value to the community. So what if we don't all agree on what constitutes 'value'. The bottom line is that things which piss enough people off are going to have a rec ceiling anyway, and it's important to field crappy or controversial ideas so they can be hashed out in the greater light.

Adding negative recs will keep people from more widely dealing with flawed or controversial ideas.