Part of the problem is that is not clear what a negative vote means. Which one of the options below is it? "I don't like this post." This usually means you don't like the content of the post, but the dislike could also concern the form, tone, spelling or length of the post. For example, I might not care about the content, but dislike the odd formatting of the text or excessive use of CAPS and emojis. "I disagree with this post." Disagreement might center on "big" issues like the Trump presidency or Gaza conflict or "small ones" like which is the best show on TV or the best restaurant in Pattaya. Basically, the negative vote means you have a different opinion, whatever the subject. "This post is really bad." It is a "warning" thumbs down about posts with highly offensive contents or untrue information that could be dangerous. If a poster wrote U.S. Medicare covers medical expenses outside the U.S. or that it is OK to physically abuse Thai women, it would definitely deserve such a thumbs down. I give thumbs down votes to posts that are anti-semitic or contain lies about Israel. "Any or all of the above." A board member could use the above points on a number of posts, which another might limit his use of negative votes to warning about the post. One non-Thai-related forum I belonged to reserved the thumbs down for "I don't like" or "I disagree" reactions. The "really bad" designation was indicated by a separate "death's head" emoji. In any case, all thumbs down reactions are just subjective responses to other members' posts. A thumbs down doesn't necessarily mean there is anything wrong with the post.
