[ceejayoz]

"The voting system exists so that the community can raise productive comments, and lower unproductive comments" sounds like "a voting system so people can democratically decide what content is good or bad". What's the distinction you're trying to make?

[tedks]

The community does not decide what is good or bad. Paul Graham has already decided that. There is no democracy.

[reelgirl]

I am new to HN, but you say Paul Graham has already decided.

Check out this article: http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/29/after-stepping-aside-from-y...

Also, your comment was still allowed to post.

[possibilistic]

I accidentally downvoted you when attempting to pinch-zoom on my phone. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make that mistake. I wish we had the feature to undo things like that.