[skizm]

Every article and blog post comes with this caveat. Pointing it out adds nothing of value to the discussion.

[hayksaakian]

That's an excuse for low standards.

[brianmcc]

Not entirely. It's necessary to encourage any reasonably open and informal exchange of ideas. Upvotes should be enough to endorse and promote the minimally good ideas, or at least the well articulated ones, for discussion.