I mentioned this in my vanity thread () but in the spirit of qgil's hot community discussion I decided this topic warranted its own thread.

I'd like to hear some feedback on why people are voting "thumbs down" on some Maemo articles/feeds. I am removing myself from the discussion and don't really care why my silly posts get voted down-- I'm more interested in why valuable posts are being treated so poorly.

Check the current page two of Planet Maemo for examples:

http://maemo.org/news/planet-maemo/?...g_index_page=2

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Henri Bergius informs us about Midgard and receives 1 thumbs down for his efforts.

Gustavo Barbieri writes about netbooks and garners 3.

tko warns us about a problematic vendor and gets 5 negative points for his trouble (!!!)

Marius Gedminas tutors us on MS Word exports and is hit by 3 strikes.
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Folks, I don't get this. I realize feedback can't all be sunshine and roses but I have focused here on examples that don't deserve it. Have trolls infiltrated the glossy halls of Planet Maemo? Am I seeing jealousy? Spite? Sociopathy? What???

I really hope someone leaving those bad marks can explain... maybe I'm just missing something...