It is the result of a net negative or zero vote on each. Independent of any action by other members, I know I've upvoted three of your posts-- "I've already retracted the word "legitimate" as being redundant..." "I may have memory of always existing..." and "Anyway, not to worry. We can still be sure of taxes." I am not sure why you would doubt me on this.

Did you read any of the articles here or on Overcoming Bias before signing up?