>Just saw you got downvoted, I have no idea why I've noticed a gradual increase in this behavior during the past ... year maybe? I think for a lot of new peopl

>Just saw you got downvoted, I have no idea why I've noticed a gradual increase in this behavior during the past ... year maybe? I think for a lot of new people, downvoting equates disagreeing, which is not ideal. Although, I also have no idea why someone would disagree with a neutral question like GPs, lol. Hopefully, it's not the beginning of the end for HN as it is a great website.