[cpayne]

I believe you were down voted not for what you said, but the way you have said it.

I've been down voted several times for (what I see) as relatively minor remarks. The HN readers are a sensitive bunch...

[stephengillie]

Those who are still posting on HN are orders of magnitude more sensitive than those who post on Imgur. The communities are similar-size, yet Imguraffes are much, much more accepting of my comments. What merits a handful of upvotes there brings a downvote or two on this site.