I guess this has something to do with the thread led by Musing on Monastery Content.

Nobody is happy when get down voted, but don't take it too close to your heart. Lots of time things are not black and white, so different people could hold different views, and sometime the views just go totally opposite. The fact that you get down voted means that there were quite a few people disagree with you, and they did express their disagreement. Well, you don't expect everyone agree with you on everything you said, do you? Everybody has the right to cast the votes according to their belief, not yours. This same principle applies when you vote on others' node ;-)

It is true that "PerlMonks Discussion" is little bit more sensitive than other rooms, which is quite obvious and normal ;-) So take it easy. As the room is much less technology related, it is quite normal that the votes casted in this room actually is more about the popularity than other rooms do.

If you believe that you were right, you are not forced to drop your own view. That's your freedom of thought. On the other hand, you could well be right.

However there is always a chance that you might be wrong, just like anyone might. Don't close the door, think about it. When I use the words "right" or "wrong", keep in mind, don't view things "black" and "white", which means don't take things "100 percent wrong" or "100 percent right".