That doesn't really answer my question. I don't understand the problem with seeing:

under a post. Seeing that will give you an idea that this person tends to be helpful and welcoming and that three other people found his/her advice accurate, too.

Here's an example from a Yelp review:



Even if those numbers were:

how could that possibly be a bad thing? That illustrates several different positive attributes about that particular reviewer--that many people found the review useful, that some more found it funny, and a bunch of people thought it was cool. That is helpful information to me when looking up this person--he/she is generally thought of as a provider of useful information in a humorous, hip fashion.

Similarly, on FlyerTalk, if someone has a very high "Accurate" rating, then that person is known to provide trustworthy information. If someone has a very high "Welcoming" rating but almost no "Accurate" points, then you might consider double-checking key information that person posts, as it may not be the most accurate information. It helps you to put the post into context for its quality and accuracy without allowing (as the old FlyerTalk reputation system did) negative mudslinging by voting things down.

I just don't understand how that could possibly be a bad thing.