[grzm]

> edit: there is some heavy downvote brigading going on here. I've alerted the mods.

You'll likely attract down votes with this edit regardless of whether members agree with the sentiment, as it's counter to the guidelines:

> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[autokad]

i dont think a person should downvote because the other person disagrees with them, or even if they are factually wrong - thats what a reply + source is for.

however, tattling to the mods because you are being downvoted and dont like it? good lord

[moojah]

There is likely also some state player trying to rig the hn system. Why is this post at the bottom of the front page after 2 hours and 120+ upvotes?!

I hope hn has some anti state player routines in place...

[grzm]

It also has 179 comments (as of this comment). As I understand it, high comment rates can trigger the "overheated discussion detector" which can depress a submission's rank. HN isn't intended for and actively works against creating a community where flame wars (discussions that create more heat than light) are encouraged and proliferate.