Then I won't be wasting time clicking arrows that don't do anything :/
That is not the intention, I'm sure but still to have a 'pacifier' vote button there that is not functional feels like I'm in someone else's car with a plastic non-functional steering wheel.
axod is 3.65: http://searchyc.com/user/axod?only=comments&sort=by_poin...
jacquesm is 3.03: http://searchyc.com/user/+jacquesm?only=comments&sort=by...
Possibly the code is more broken than pg realizes (or perhaps it's searchyc that's got it wrong).
I think the averages are behind the learderboard point totals, not what searchyc says (it doesn't have direct access to the HN db).
I didn't realise it happened at all until seeing Jacquesm's comments about it, and I'm still undecided about whether it's annoying or not.
It's more annoying when a thread goes "comment by me no votes, comment by someone else upvotes, reply by me no votes", for instance, and the result of that kind of thing needs an internal adjustment of the sort "clearly my replies aren't as good as I'm thinking they are". I get a similar feeling from this - yes I'm going out of my way to vote up effortful comments and vote down weak, silly, effortless comments but maybe my votes aren't as 'good' as they should be.
Not like being patronised by a car with a plastic steering wheel as mentioned above, but like something that's out of alignment due to misunderstanding the "HN way".
Personally I don't think people should have their comment voting rights removed, without being told, unless they're really causing trouble. And even then, let them know so they can adjust their behavior/leave.
This sort of thing just kills communities IMHO.
Mine is at 1.91 and I can't vote so that would make sense.
BTW I seem to be able to vote again now. Thanks pg! kinda nice... Though now I feel the weight of responsibility again. However, the big OCD thing is that now the UI works properly! I really like that. And, no longer being a persona non grata (an exaggeration; I could still comment and vote on submissions).
Odd: my average is precisely "2". Not "2.00" (as it is for robg, #6 on the leaders). Have you kindly promoted me, or is it just an coincidence (and you're using different formatting)?
EDIT my average should have decreased with this comment score at 1, but it hasn't (unless there's lag of course).