Comment: I was responding to your paragrahp about RATING posts, not the REPLIES to posts.

As for replies:  You stated "It's a one way street" -- no it's not.  If you feel that you have been treated uncivily in the replies you've received, they tell them what part of their post was uncivil to YOU.

As for rating:  To clarify, we have posters that are reasonably objective (like you and I), and who rate objectively even if we disagree.  Trolls however, exist on both sides, they are not objective or reasonable.  The two sides are: 'Reasonable Posters' versus 'The Troll Posters'.  I can see a scenario where mostly trolls remain.  That's what I meant by one-sided -- we, the reasonable posters, get rated out as uncivil. Unlike a reasonable poster, trolls rate you as uncivil because of your political bent.