Seems to me that if there is going to be -- voting, it has to be anonymous. Imagine the -- - voting wars that could erupt.

Usually, when I see a node that has negative reputation, the reason is apparent (though not always). I think several -- votes reflect the accumulated wisdom of the monastery, whereas a /msg reflects the accumulated wisdom of one monk. The former is usually more useful, IMHO.

This applies to nodes not written by me. I simply cannot fathom why I would ever get -- votes.