[maninalift]

unmatched </semisarcasm> at (3,123)

[maninalift]

Voted down? It's just a quick, weak joke, I don't see the harm.

[dfc]

"Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."[1]

I imagine that a lot of people also find "quick, weak jokes" to make for boring reading.

[1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html