-Corey

if the reason is stated, then I think that would eliminate a lot of potential arguments.

Not really. There have been cases were someone has submitted blatant spam and it was down voted with a comment saying this is spam. That person then responded by saying it wasn’t and went on a down vote rampage on everyone.

I think the current system is perfect. its simple. As soon as you start cluttering the work flow with reasons and stops (even optional ones), it makes the site less desirable.

People just need to grow up and understand that everything they submit is not the greatest (even if they think so).

Also though, some people use down votes in cases where legitimate news was being submitted and they just decided that instead of up voting (like the previous dozen submissions), they would throw out a down vote.

Also liked the sorta shout out.

AND I’ve mentioned this before but I am completely OK with a non-edited podcast just so you know.

I think it’s because the down voting is not a bury tool.