I agree :) Both replies and votes go to controversial posts more then to "common sense" posts. It's not surprising - replying and voting require some amount of

I agree :) Both replies and votes go to controversial posts more then to "common sense" posts. It's not surprising - replying and voting require some amount of initiative end enthusiasm, however small. It's worth mentioning that _always_ informative posts get votes, and usually replies, so at least in one respect the system doesn't fail us. I do miss slashdot's vots. There is something very satisfying in voting Insightful, Interesting, Funny or Over/Underrated, instead of just up or down. Anyways, I think pg made the right choice. Better to invest in keeping the community small and quality constant then in a complicated moderating system. At least for HN.