From my perspective the shills are winning big.

EDIT: And I've been downvoted a bunch too. They hate me. Downvotes should be for disruptive content and obvious lies, not simply disagreeing. A way to get there could be to make downvotes public information. If legitimate content gets downvoted by brigades, those accounts can get their voting privileges revoked. There can be a subcommunity to discuss the merits of a contentious vote.

From my perspective the shills are winning big.