[retrocryptid]

Sure. But not all venues go by the "all content that isn't illegal is acceptable" standard.

Also, how do I know content is being downvoted because it's spam and not simply unpopular.

For instance, when I say "COBOL is a better programming language than Python," or "I liked my Treo much more than any iPhone," what's to prevent people from downvoting it into oblivion?

[rajanaccros]

I proposed a solution in another comment that had a "side vote" feature as the disaggreement/unpopular option (since we rand out of directions for arrows).