In the old days on steem I remember we had 10 free downvotes a day, well that has diminished all the way down to 2.5. If we take a stand now and ask for more downvotes, maybe our witnesses like @themarkymark will listen and pull the strings necessary be able to get us more downvote power on the next hardfork.
Back in the day there was 0 free downvotes, you just used your upvote mana. "Free downvotes" have always been a separate mana pool with 1/4th the total mana (aka 2.5/day).