Sequential forums can be good for discussions. It was definitely nice to be able to bump a discussion that was older than 16 hours to unbury it.

I like ranked forums for Q and A content though, Eg, like stack overflow or even reddit when I’m trying to answer a technical question.

Mostly though, nothing can replace a good forum culture. I just meant to encourage that with my remark, the downvote button itself is only bad if people use it recklessly