Long discussed topic. Everyone has their own feelings about it. But it really doesn't matter if you call it a flag or downvote since they both do the same thing. I think it might be better to have the flag in the corner since that might prevent some of the "bad day downvotes".
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It’s got to be tough to figure out the best way to help the community support quality content. I do think it’s important to have a mechanism in place to allow the community to unsupport content that is a poor use of the platform. I certainly don’t have any answers about the best way. I’m sure you’re right that a flag and a downvote are basically the same thing. I guess I just fear people may use a downvote the way they might use a sad face on Facebook. It will be interesting!
It's most useful for spam control. Other than that, if I don't like it, it just doesn't get a vote.
I totally agree. That’s my approach too. Although I have yet to flag anyone. Can I see myself more freely downvoting spam? Yeah, I can. To @gmuxx’s point.