I like it. When folks started talking about being able to see who downvotes submissions, this was exactly how I pictured it. Ive rarely had my stuff brigaded but there are a small handful of specific topics that almost always catch some heat. It happened at Reddit, then Voat and now I think it's starting here. I'd love to know if I'm just paranoid or if there are a couple folks here trying to keep certain topics/perspectives down. I've seen folks here (and elsewhere) argue that removing the downvote button is a limit on free speech. And now we're seeing folks get upset because others might see how they've expressed that freedom. So lets assume we have three different users; one likes submitting, one likes voting on submissions and one likes leaving comments. All three use this site to practice their version of free speech. Lets say that the first user submits an opinion on democrats. The second user anonymously downvotes that submission to zero. The third user isn't able to comment because they can't see the submission. If the purpose is to protect and promote free speech, then I'd ask which of these individuals is the greater risk to that mission? The first user making submissions to share with other users? The third user wishing to comment on user submissions? Or the second user deciding if the first user's submission will even be seen by the third? When the first user submits something, that act does nothing to limit the free speech of the other two users. When the third user comments, doing so does nothing to limit the free speech of the other two users. But when the second user up/down votes a submission, doing so can have a negative effect on the free speech of the other two users. All three are contributing to the topic/discussion, but in doing so, only one has the potential to trample upon the ability of the others to contribute & participate. For the simple fact that their free speech poses a legitimate encroachment to the speech of the other two should be grounds enough to act. If we're not willing to limit speech by removing the downvote button, then at the very least, we should be able to see who's up/down voting what. If all three are contributing to a topic and user one and three aren't anonymous, then why should the second user be allowed anonymity...especially when their free speech has the potential to limit the free speech of others?