@David, you may note that the "crying about downvotes" was not done by the same person who wrote the question. Additionally, the comment was made over five years ago, presumably when fewer than 46 (not 40) upvotes had been cast. At the time the downvotes were cast, this site was in beta, and downvotes on off-topic questions were encouraged, so knowing the reason for downvoting was actually critical to help "seed the site with some (quality) questions", as mentioned in another comment.

Clever outside-the-box thinking!