Comment by lo_zamoyski

This doesn't necessarily mean anything. It takes a real fool to make baseless assumptions about how much of something there should be, for no good reason.

What if 65% of what's being discussed is stupid or evil? Then 65% negativity would seem to be proportionate. What if 80% of what's posted is stupid? Or 20%?

That's the only way you can really make this number meaningful. You can't just look at the number and read in some undisciplined interpretation.

(And frankly, consider this. Suppose person A makes a claim. Now suppose person B agrees with that claim and person C disagrees with that claim. Who is more likely to respond? If B agrees and has nothing to add, no additional depth or insight to provide, then there is no reason for a followup comment. An upvote suffices. But if C disagrees, then there's something to contradict and a reason to followup with an explanation of why there is disagreement.)