pg seems to frown on using the voting system for anything other than its intended purpose. probably because there is a lot more going on than meets the eye. for example, he has said in the past that this site contains code to detect voting rings. i've read things that suggest it's even more complicated than that, but he seems to prefer secrecy about how it all works, so i'll keep my speculations to myself.
a couple of months ago, another news.yc user invited people to downvote a bunch of his comments. it turned into a bit of an argument with some people, and he got banned for it. he asked to be let back in and pg granted his request, but it still seems like a place you don't want to go.
Also, if you're going to ask a chatty question, it's distasteful to say "I'll go first", especially when you are doing so in the body of the question.
It appears no one did. I'm disappointed that the idea didn't work. I didn't really expect it to, but it's a shame when low expectations are lived down to.
With regards the "I'll go first," the idea was to try to set the tone by giving a few examples, and possibly inspire people who read it to go "ooh, that reminds me ..."
In short, I don't think it is distasteful, but I'll take your comment as a data point for the future. Thanks for taking the time.
This submission could easily sink without a trace simply because not enough people see it. I'd like it to get voted up, but I don't care about the karma. So I've put in another few replies. If you want, up vote the submission, but balance my karma by downvoting one of the scapegoats.
Just an idea ...