I thought you might be new to Hacker News, but it looks like you've been a member for several years. You actually have a higher comment average than I do, so I'

I thought you might be new to Hacker News, but it looks like you've been a member for several years. You actually have a higher comment average than I do, so I'm surprised that you're surprised why your comment received down votes. (There wasn't any content in it, and it was not as civil as it easily could have been. )