There is an evolution of awareness of the need for downvoting as well as upvoting

@smooth: thanks for clarifying. If and when those changes are made, I'll better appreciate your actions. It's possible you are taking one on the chin here for pushing a needed change the community isn't yet ready for. If that's the case, I hope your actions can be appreciated in time as a catalyst for improvements which would lead to them not being perceived as negatively as they are currently perceived.