May I ask that if you downvote this you explain the reasoning behind your downvote? I don't see any real reason to downvote this comment, but I would like to hear your opinions on the matter.
Listen man, I feel your pain, as I also didn't think your "epic" is worthy of -12 score. What you shouldn't do though, is create your own thread bitching about it, because that is worthy of more down-modding.
Just delete your comment to stem the bleeding and move on. Don't worry, if you have a lot of worthy things to say, -11 will be easy to make up.
The one word "Epic" post adds absolutely nothing to this conversation, and your paragraph whining about being downmodded actually detracts from the conversation.
You can continue to whine about it, but understand that there are up AND down arrows for most of us; and we really appreciate comments that somehow contribute, instead of being "lulzy".
I'm not one to talk on valuable comments (although I do try, most of the time) yours did not add any value. I notice most comments on HN that don't add anything to the conversation (and usually, they come in the form of one-worders like yours) get downvoted.
P.S - I did not down vote you myself, but figured I would help explain to you why you are being down voted.
