One workaround to level it back out...just downvote every other answer. ;)

Wouldn't the comments be helpful for future visitors? Is there a chat log link that is appended to the original question or comments? There are times when I see clarification in comments that helps understand why the answer fits or doesn't fit in a certain situation.

HR also complicates this...as a lot of NetAdmins end up with odd titles such as Network Engineer III, Sr. Network Analyst, etc. simply based on someone's tenure and need for a title "upgrade" to fall into a certain salary range for HR.

@womble, that's why it's "caveat emptor". Same as any retail online site with reviews. It's up to the author to weigh the choices based on recommendations and upvotes. For instance: serverfault.com/questions/44/… (while I see the comments about it being off-topic) shows as a good example of how it would work. It's clear the community recommends Nagios and others...and the OP would be wise to examine those vs. something like Verax NMS that received 0 votes