That allowed Freepers to vote if someone was getting out of hand. Not sure how it actually worked, but I always figured if someone got 100 abuse votes, then he/she was in big trouble!
But your point is well taken and absolutly understood.
JimRob has had a very difficult job over these years, and had done an outstanding job. New ideas are always welcome, but often may cause more problems than they are worth. That is WHY we discuss them.