On a normal occasion, the downvote option is used on post that are perceived to have too much rewards or on post that seem to be farming rewards from the blockchain.
If you get a downvote, your reputation goes down just like when you get an upvote and your reputation goes up.
Negative votes are part of HIVE's system, if you commit abuse of any kind, you can have negative votes, and if there are many, your reputation will go down and disappear, that's all. You just have to not abuse the system.
On a normal occasion, the downvote option is used on post that are perceived to have too much rewards or on post that seem to be farming rewards from the blockchain.
If you get a downvote, your reputation goes down just like when you get an upvote and your reputation goes up.
Negative votes are part of HIVE's system, if you commit abuse of any kind, you can have negative votes, and if there are many, your reputation will go down and disappear, that's all. You just have to not abuse the system.