Down votes generally don't work as they get abused.
Instead of just downvoting e.g. replies that don't solve the OPs problem, you get people downvoting because they don't agree with an opinion, or even just downvoting particular posters all the time.
Instead of just downvoting e.g. replies that don't solve the OPs problem, you get people downvoting because they don't agree with an opinion, or even just downvoting particular posters all the time.