I'm quite new to HN, so I have a question. Was anything wrong on my comment that I'm the only one to get down voted on this topic? I'm not going to bitch around due to that, don't get me wrong, I only want to understand why, tht's all. :-)
Random downvotes are a fact of life on HN, if for no other reason than the close proximity of the vote buttons (I know I've accidentally down-voted more than a couple of stories over the years). These things tend to correct themselves if you're patient and wait a few hours.
Given how often it is that the first vote on a good comment is a downvote, I can't help but wonder if there are people who deliberately downvote good comments so their comments rise higher.
A lot of comments start off being downvoted for one reason or another and after a few hours end up being upvoted instead. Its nothing to worry about, seems pretty normal on HN and good comments rarely stay downvoted.
