Firstly, I like HN. I've been regularly visiting this site for over a year, and I like the content and commentary. And while I like the idea that anyone can jo

Firstly, I like HN. I've been regularly visiting this site for over a year, and I like the content and commentary. And while I like the idea that anyone can join, it would be really nice to limit the down vote for the same reasons outlined in other comments here. Someone I work with put it bluntly when they said "Just post a polite but witty reply to something on Hacker News and watch your points tumble like corporate stock after a security breach."