I don't use reddit, but I remember when ffxiah had the good ol' [-]. Even here it was mainly used as a tool for trolls.
It's been so damn long, did the [-] spam get posts hidden? Can't even remember anymore.
By all means I think some people deserve the flak they get for stupid ***involving imaginary internet points. Some people gotta win at everything, they even feel the need to try to win at being stupid.
Nah, the [-] just showed a negative number, they didn't hide posts in themselves, but three reports would hide a post. Reporting was an option after [-]'ing. On Reddit, rating down pushes posts to the bottom where rating up pushes to the top, thus conveying an opinion that doesn't coincide with that of the majority means your opinion isn't heard at all; kinda like voting in Oklahoma. ^.^