[dang]

HN's software handles votes in a somewhat complex way because of the anti-abuse measures we've built over the years. There's no way to operate a site like this without such complexity. For example, people are constantly trying to manipulate the voting system to boost their posts or their friends' posts. We have to do things to counteract that.

[spockswrench]

Every site on the planet shows who is upvoting something. This site is uniquely censorship happy. Clearly to protect your financial interests.