That's exactly what I'm talking about, and the main comment I made that was at +4 when I went to bed last night is now at just +1 so I take it as fairly obvious that this people trying to muzzle well presented / supported positions that they happen to disagree with is really going on. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3596880 also was in a tug of war between 0 and +5 for a few days but has settled now on +4.
Two in just the past hour with a quick look at recent comments + one 40 days ago where I noticed it first started happening;
Two in just the past hour with a quick look at recent comments + one 40 days ago where I noticed it first started happening;
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3610273
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3610330
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3446907