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Then the down vote is as well.

Change the downvote policy or quit calling yourself a free speech site.

Policed speech is never free.

Then the down vote is as well. Change the downvote policy or quit calling yourself a free speech site. Policed speech is never free.

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To voice your approval?

VOICING is a form of speech.

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You could like articulate your opinion. Put words and shit to it.

Upvotes without opinions are rather pontless aren't they?

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I didn't make any claim to the point of it.

I made a claim that downvoting is a form of speech.

It is policed.

Therefore POAL is not a FREE SPEECH website.

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Fair enough. I don't accept that downvoting is a form of speech though. Not if you're allowed to counter or refute in any way you like. Which you can.

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No, the upvote is used when someone likes someone's comment. The downvote is for spammers and such.

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That is a policy on how I use upvotes and downvotes.

Policies are by definition POLICED speech.