I did like the negative down voting, it helped getting people in check.
What should be added is way to positively vote up member contribution, like when the comment or post is actually good, or helped giving a solution, therefore the positive votes are part of the member status, and those who really make positive contributions get the rank.
And those with the rank can be allowed to post a thread that has a minimum requirement for posting, therefore the non qualified members can only read but not write on the thread unless they qualify.
However it cripples the whole objective of the forum?
What should be added is way to positively vote up member contribution, like when the comment or post is actually good, or helped giving a solution, therefore the positive votes are part of the member status, and those who really make positive contributions get the rank.
And those with the rank can be allowed to post a thread that has a minimum requirement for posting, therefore the non qualified members can only read but not write on the thread unless they qualify.
However it cripples the whole objective of the forum?