It is worthwhile to discuss what sorts of posts are appropriate here, so I am not downvoting this post. However, I disagree with this post, so I am not removing my downvote of the post that it is asking me not to downvote. As it stands, this post is higher-ranked than the post it is asking people not to downvote, so I am guessing at least someone agrees with me.

(Also, I often downvote comments that ascribe too much importance to the voting system or psychoanalyze votes, because I fear it's a meta rat-trap. This comment is one such ... but I can't downvote my own comment. Fortunately, someone has been systematically downvoting me lately, so I can expect this comment to get the -1 I think it deserves. Unfortunately, I also often downvote comments that complain about being downvoted, so it actually deserves -2 according to my own standards, which I couldn't give it even if it wasn't mine.)