How can this whole downvote thing be worth spending so much energy on? Is your entire self worth so completely wrapped up in your imgflip status that you can't just suck it up and move on if someone downvotes you? Not everyone wants to hold your hand and tell you that you're special all the time, that's life.
Personally, I don't think that a meme should be downgraded to submitted status, no matter how many downvotes it gets. With that said, this whole do away with downvotes all together thing is pretty pathetic.