Bit idea: Bring back the downvote button for just one day
And afterwards ban anyone that used it 
And afterwards ban anyone that used it
!chapotraphouse
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Vaush posts go in the_dunk_tank
Dunk posts in general go in the_dunk_tank, not here
Don't post low-hanging fruit here after it gets removed from the_dunk_tank
From a technical point of view, given how federation via ActivityPub works, anyone can see votes on posts and comments. They "just" have to run an instance that federates.
User vote history wouldn't be as feasible, so your point still stands.