And the downvotes are because...the weak attempt at humor I suppose? HN moderators -- a useful feature would be being able to annotate a downvote with a reason,

And the downvotes are because...the weak attempt at humor I suppose? HN moderators -- a useful feature would be being able to annotate a downvote with a reason, so that commenters can learn where they erred. The Merriam-Webster reference is pertinent in a subthread which is about the meaning of the word "git" (yes, not germane to the article, but to criticize that you would downvote the comment at the root of the subthread.) So all these downvotes for one good-natured sentence?