The original comment seemed knowledgeable and informative. It ended with a complaint about downvotes... ...but it began by insulting the audience. It wasn't

The original comment seemed knowledgeable and informative. It ended with a complaint about downvotes... ...but it began by insulting the audience. It wasn't clear to me if you were too close to the comment to realize why people downvoted it. I thought a critique might be helpful. Apparently, it wasn't welcome, but my intentions were good.