It wasn't really a helpful contribution to the discussion, and was likely downvoted on form as much as as on content. Asking for more information about this sor

It wasn't really a helpful contribution to the discussion, and was likely downvoted on form as much as as on content. Asking for more information about this sort of thing is good and important, but all caps and excessive exclamation marks are, I think, seen as intentionally sloppy. Take a look at the HN Guidelines, specifically the comment sections: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html EDIT: Also, complaining about downvotes is generally seen as bad form.