As a non-native speaker, I've observed this, too. Lengthy, well written posts get far more upvotes and are treated more leniently with respect to downvotes reg

As a non-native speaker, I've observed this, too. Lengthy, well written posts get far more upvotes and are treated more leniently with respect to downvotes regardless of their content. Actually interesting posts are often grumpy four liners written during a short break from actual work (e.g. while waiting for a compile to finish).