Hi all,

After much deliberation between the mod team and the community at large, we have taken steps to combat downvoting and brigading within the sub.

As such, voting is no longer possible without being subscribed to the sub, and the downvote button has been removed.

That second part is a temporary experiment, and one we'll look to review in a couple of weeks to see how people feel about it.

Finally, and most importantly, we NEED to reiterate that the upvote button is there as well. A lot of people will read, comment and post, but never actually upvote comments and posts.

To help promote content (whether it's an opinion you agree with or not), click the upvote button to keep things in the positive. Also, don't forget to check /new or to filter some of the larger posts by newest to see the new comments/posts in their infancy and help boost them!

Well, let us know how you think and we'll get in touch with a vote soon to see if people want to keep this as it is.

Many thanks, Your (grumpy and evil) moderation team!