Karma whoring! Unlike in Reddit, comments count for karma here. So having us vote up comments instead of the article still isn't karma-neutral. You'd need an additional "Vote this down when you vote up one of the other options" to have that.
But it's an interesting poll, so I'll vote up anyway.
Instead of choosing an answer, you either left your own answer or joined up with a person who you agreed with. The intent was to build networks of people based on who you agreed with.
This is one of the options in the poll (but it's a bit hard to tell now). This option was meant to see how many people visit Startup News who have no intention of doing a startup.
But it's an interesting poll, so I'll vote up anyway.