I feel this is a big, big mistake. When people contribute here (and I write as a very occasional poster though regular and appreciative reader) they do so as part of a free and equal conversation - not to appeal to the gallery to give them a clap as on some ghastly Question Time. What of those who want to voice unpopular opinions, which often (IMO) deserve a hearing? - is their contribution to be in effect suppressed by a blizzard of negative ratings?
Next stop - avatars, signatures and a steep slope towards the Land of Naff?
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