[dennis_jeeves2]

Good analysis...

(Side note: I was looking at your comment history and it appears that most of your comments are down-voted, somebody has an axe to grind)

[WarOnPrivacy]

> most of your comments are down-voted, somebody has an axe to grind

Parent's comments are months apart. What sort of somebody did you have in mind?

Of note, parent's tag is "ask me anything and i will probably give you something new to think about." This is a bold promise.

[Razengan]

This "grudge downvoting" shit has been a thing on HN for years, with Dang etc refusing to acknowledge it. Might as well join in on it yourself till they notice :)

[WalterBright]

It happens to me, sometimes. It doesn't work very well because I couldn't care less about my karma points.

[Razengan]

It makes your comment [nearly] invisible to others, unless they have showdead. It can also limit the rate at which you can post. It achieves what spam-downvoters want, without any downsides to them.

[WalterBright]

I should probably post less often, so not a problem :-)