Thank you. Interestingly, my post, which was completely neutral in tone, has negative votes. Certainly makes you wonder if our competition, Expedia and Pricelin

Thank you. Interestingly, my post, which was completely neutral in tone, has negative votes. Certainly makes you wonder if our competition, Expedia and Priceline, maintain a presence on HN. On a marginally related note, what made you decide to create an account just to engage in discussion in this thread?