I like this idea, even though as you say it has a mild, amusing value. Random downvotes DO seem to happen, so unless you have a relatively high number of downvotes there is no reason to worry.

As for difficulty in implementing, I know that Everything2 employs this for all nodes, so it shouldn't be that difficult. (So says me.)

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