“Vote brigading," as mass downvoting is called,
is a pernicious way to undermine a subreddit, as
Reddit’s algorithm effectively counts 1 downvote
as much as 10 upvotes.
Downvoting can be a dangerous weapon if one who exercises it has nothing to lose. The most annoying aspect of it is that folks who downvote do take time to read the comment but not let the user know why he or she is being downvoted.
