Some moderator-type abilities are tied to your points. I have 50-60ish credit, so I can flag posts, but I can't downvote anything. That's all from comments, if

Some moderator-type abilities are tied to your points. I have 50-60ish credit, so I can flag posts, but I can't downvote anything. That's all from comments, if it matters, I don't post. I don't think HN keeps track of the two separately, though.