Positive sinking into negatives... Yes that is what I often observe. As for predictability - it seems to me like anything that deviates from the "party line" (

Positive sinking into negatives... Yes that is what I often observe. As for predictability - it seems to me like anything that deviates from the "party line" (whatever that is for any particular area) gets downvoted. Looks like a usual herd mentality to me.