I guess, to me, there's a difference between what you're saying and vigilantes calling you out because they think you're a link spammer. To a degree, it discour

I guess, to me, there's a difference between what you're saying and vigilantes calling you out because they think you're a link spammer. To a degree, it discourages growth in the community because it scares people off. And it does feel, to a degree, double-standardish. For example, the dude from The Oatmeal submits tons of his own links but seemingly nobody bats an eye. http://www.reddit.com/user/GiantBatFart http://www.reddit.com/user/GiantBatFart Just sayin'. But either way, that doesn't get away from my original point, which is that you shouldn't freak out over getting upvotes.