there was bound to be some old wounds opened up because of this topic, probably should have had it as a vote only thread.
as for "ban hammer dropping every week", no it would just mean more pruning of posts, threads and it would be removed yet again.
I like to think that the site is more then accommodating for everyone but if the simple ability of a down vote being re implemented or not is the deciding factor of staying on this site for any of you, and this is going to sound harsh, there was never really a reason for you to be here in the first place.