Often yes, but in this case probably not.  PG has stated publically that he tinkers with whether or not to count votes:<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=871458" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=871458</a><p>It appears that in this case, as in others before mine, he's decided that he's not going to count my votes.  I have no idea why.  As I say, it makes me inclined not to bother giving much back to the site, even though it's a great resource.