Incidentally, the problem is a co-creation between comments and upvotes, and the upvotes are the greater factor. But there's no way to respond to the upvoters except by responding to the commenter. I try not to come across as picking on the commenter personally, but I know it can still feel that way.
Well hopefully I've given them something a little better to vote on now. And I for one am a fan of your moderation style, sorry again for making your job a little harder than it has to be.