As discussed in the Discussion board. The negative ratings on posts are a result of search engines that are following the rating links.
Koen de Jonge - ProcoliXhttp://www.procolix.comHosting - WebGUI - Virtualization
If visitors can rate negatively, but cannot do positive ratings that is a bug too. Visitors should be allowed neither.
That is great, but..
can visitors rate negatively?
Is that affected by a template or by a permission issue?