[eropple]

> what's up with the downvoting on HN lately

I've noticed a rash of downvotes on posts coming all at once lately. As if somebody gets a bug somewhere unpleasant and goes to go downvote all of that person's posts that they can.

(Which AFAICT doesn't impact karma score, but does downvote all those posts.)

> I'm seriously tempted to create my own community at this point out of desperation, one that focuses on technical merit and being nice rather than posturing.

I'm down. Email's in my profile if you want to chat about the idea.

[jacquesm]

FWIW I think you're an asset here and don't let the downvotes get to you. It happens.