Seriously though, athom was one of those cases that accumulated disproportionate dislikes, simply because he put the cards on the table. For example; when new Aurora players come here seeking for help but sometimes don't even really describe their problem accurately, he usually opens like "we need this and that from you, or cannot answer", which is rough, but true. So some of those new guys then get tingly from just that already, and a smite is gained. Do this for a year, and you easily accumulate -6 without really earning any serious discredit.
The one truly deserving of smite in that situation is the one who so easily gave it out. I think they should be reserved only for serious crashes, personal attacks and such. ..But then it wouldn't really be used, since we don't have that here, because Aurora players are harmless and/or educated.[/self-praise]
I had at least once timidly boosted athoms account in the past already, but I see now he gained even more just from being here in the last 30 minutes. ..Well, maybe then we should just completely sabotage the order and give "likes" everywhere without reason, until negative karma is rightfully meaningless.