More types of flagging? 
DanielBMarkham: I think this is a good idea and long overdue.Ideally the system will train new users. It has been difficult in the past for me to figure out exactly what downvotes meant.Over the last few months I'm seeing a rise in ad-hominem attacks. No matter what the subject of the article, technology, startups, history, whatever -- it seems like within minutes somebody has called the author's reputation or the news source into question. Sometimes the information is pertinent, but most always it's just an effort to look superior and/or take easy shots at people. If I remember correctly, we've even had posts about "check out my startup" where the founders were trashed, not to mention the nastiness with Dennis a while back.I don't think downvoting is sinking in with the people who are doing this. As much as most people don't understand ad-hominem attacks, it'd still be good to have that flag, because it's the same old discussion every time.EDIT: I meant Dustin, not Dennis. Sorry about that Dustin.