Really? I thought that often the +5 informative or +5 insightful post may have well articulated ideas that run contrary to the majority opinion. Also, I was of

Really? I thought that often the +5 informative or +5 insightful post may have well articulated ideas that run contrary to the majority opinion. Also, I was often curious to read what was "beneath my threshold" and often clicked. Which played a big part in convincing me that slashdot's moderation was top notch was that I usually did not find anything of interest.