Years back down-votes were rare on HN. It was relatively easy to infer why a comment was down-voted. Now you mostly can't tell, just wonder why.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1057275
Brushfire says, 1946 days ago:
> I agree - Thanks for acknowledging it.
> I've seen a lot more down voting of well-reasoned comments and arguments just because of disagreement, and I've seen a lot more snide, unhelpful, almost belligerent comments across the board.
> I cant speak for others, but its good to know you are working on it, as I dont want to find another place.