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Not really.
The undisputed best system for this stuff is slashdot.org
StackExchange is a simplified version of that, and what vBulletin has is more sophisticated than StackExchange but was then butchered by me to make it super-simple.
I actually think "Meh" is an important piece of feedback too... so I think that what should emerge is a +1, 0, -1 system.
But edscoble is right... the value is feedback. Now, making the feedback valuable is about reducing the bad noise in the system... not bad feedback, as that has value... but noise that stops people from hearing the signal.
I think actually using transparency would help here, as if these scores were visible... that on someone's profile you saw how generous they were to others, how communicative they were, and their standing from the perspective of others... then you start to build a good reason about why people would want to provide better signals to others... you encourage rewarding others positively without prohibiting the negative feedback where it's needed.