[bilbo0s]

I downvoted you and wanted to explain, as the downvote was not for your content.

I, as a rule, downvote posts by sparsely populated, recently created accounts. Reason being, I generally believe them to be throwaway accounts created for the purposes of spamming and trolling. I think it does a disservice to HN to engage in that behavior.

I wanted to give you some advice on how to avoid downvotes in the future. If you have something to say... say it on your own account is probably the best piece of advice. Also, if you really are a new member, perhaps you could put more profiling information in the account you create so that people don't ascribe malevolent intent to your activities. I know that the older members don't need to do so... but they have a track record of useful contributions to discussions.

Lastly, if you are not a spammer or troll... Welcome to HN.

[tcdent]

Automatic downvotes for green accounts?! If that was a good idea, it would be built into the software.

Read, comprehend, and then interact based on the content. Meta posts like this are a waste of everyone's time.

[randac]

Perhaps you should exercise self-control and refrain from passing ANY judgement then, if your reasons for doing so are unrelated to the content of the posts in question.

[middleclick]

Oh look, someone is going all "respect my authoritah" here. You should stop taking imaginary internet points so seriously.