No, I think 3pt14159 is saying that though he can downvote comments and links by most people (because he doesn’t like the content), he can't downvote links or c

No, I think 3pt14159 is saying that though he can downvote comments and links by most people (because he doesn’t like the content), he can't downvote links or comments by those who have a higher average comment score than him (even when he dislikes the content). Since I am unable to downvote anyone, I can't comment on whether HN really does have this rule.