Is this really supposed to be a punishment or just to mitigate that "famous" pos...

imgabe on Jan 14, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: What salary does the founder of your favorite star...

Is this really supposed to be a punishment or just to mitigate that "famous" posters may more often get voted up on name alone, where an equivalent comment from a less well known person wouldn't receive as much attention?