"If it happens structurally it can definitely have a negative effect though" I agree. But I am not sure any organized downvoting brigade would slip by the admi

"If it happens structurally it can definitely have a negative effect though" I agree. But I am not sure any organized downvoting brigade would slip by the admin folks for very long. And I am not sure that (downvoting brigade) is what is happening in this case. ( I was reacting to the "And I get downvoted for that" bit. A comment like that gets downvoted because it (a) is content free (b) sounds like angsty whining. Imo comments about the injustice of downvoting aren't very effective on HN. By and large, if you make a good point, the community's opinion overcomes arbitrary downvotes.)