I estimate there are 10x[10 is a guess but there are significantly more] more people with upvote power than downvoting.
These two points combine to make it difficult to downvote him to hell. That is why flagging is appropriate, don't just downvote, flag.
Only amongst a sampling of sycophants. You wouldn't believe how much this victory blog bullshit does to discredit this community amongst lay hackers that aren't heavily involved in startups.
I estimate there are 10x[10 is a guess but there are significantly more] more people with upvote power than downvoting.
These two points combine to make it difficult to downvote him to hell. That is why flagging is appropriate, don't just downvote, flag.