I answered Does any mouse really have 11 buttons? earlier with what I thought was merely an interesting point but I wanted an image, so I used the answer format instead of the comment format.

Yes, I technically answered the question but I can't believe this has earned me 80 points, and no other answer nor the question itself has earned that.

Is there some phenomena that is gaining me points here, perhaps previous reputation is earning me (IMO unjust) votes?

Or is this actually a better answer than I think it is?