In business and in life, it's useful to have a meta process going in your head about the level of the conversation.

You were probably down-voted because people feel that what they did dwarfs the color they chose for their background.

You're kinda hating on something that doesn't matter. :)

Actually, tempodox is entitled to his/her opinion. Just because some people think it's a minor issue, doesn't mean you should downvote it.

IMO this is one of the main problems with HN.

Right, that should be the whole point. Why would I post the same opinion everyone else has? Apart from a nice circle jerk, that would serve no purpose. The whole point of my post is that it differs from any other and offers a yet unseen perspective, whether you like that perspective or not.