.: Quote from @Scott Mac: [1]  A down vote button seems like it will lead to Cliques forming in the background, with people getting together to downvote certain individuals based on like or dislike of the individual.

Think High school cliques.  

(read: closed clique which supports each other and votes for each other) I ran for office because of a problem (not the one below) I saw when I went to appeal a decision against me.

in my mind, the industry would be kind of "clique-ish" and exclusive, but maneuvering through this site proves otherwise!

(Like people in a Clique dress the same)...

The Greenhaven folks are selling a pipe dream in hopes of creating jobs for their small clique. 

One REIA complaint I often see with newer folks is that folks who know each other get into cliques and that it's harder for the new attendees to actually network (that of course being the actual point). 

Most of the time the members form a clique and dont know their *** from a hole in the ground and then get butt hurt when someone questions decisions that are made. 

It is run by a clique of realtors who want to protect their piece of the pie.

Unfortunately I have found that sometimes an HOA is like going back to highschool and cliques.