I've frequently encountered this same thing. Often the downvotes come a day later, but quickly.

doginasuit a day ago | parent | next [-]

I've seen this, I tend to attribute it to a different part of the world waking up.

efilife a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same, but there are other explanations than voting rings

	▲	greekrich92 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I assume it's just the mods, not voting rings. It's usually comments that run counter to the HN-approved ideology.

redlimetea a day ago | parent | prev [-]

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