I agree, I am able to downvote and I take it seriously, there is a culture with HN and it takes time to understand that culture and customs. I would probably no

I agree, I am able to downvote and I take it seriously, there is a culture with HN and it takes time to understand that culture and customs. I would probably not have been as responsible with downvotes when I was at say 500. I would agree that somewhere after 1500-2000 is probably the sweet spot, I also think any karma from article submissions should be excluded from calculating the ability to downvote, because 1500-2000 can be hit pretty quick if you submit several front page articles.