Considering that I've spent a fair number of votes trying to mitigate the damage the small-minded have done in spitefully downvoting others when I see an honestly well-meaning, thoughtful node with negative reps, I'm inclined to disagree with much of what you've said. Clearly, we're seeing differing effects. Maybe it has something to do with our reading habits. Perhaps you fail to read some subjects, for some reason.

Perhaps you consider nodes to be of low quality just because you disagree with them, too. I don't know. I've upvoted nodes that I disagree with in some manner almost as much as nodes that I agree with, because they were well-reasoned and provoked thought and discussion, even if ultimately inaccurate.

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