We are running out of thread, so I'll continue the conversation here.
"Positive manner"? Who is to judge what is positive?
I had have made similar wisecracks (so to speek). For some I got a upvote, for some i got a downvote. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
But my reputation is at -5 with 60 upvotes and 9 downvotes. Therefore i assume that the votes are not weighted evenly.
Have you read any of my posts/replies williambanks? Did find them creative or not?
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely