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I completely disagree. If this was a chatroom or something, then sure. Submission comments should actually add something useful regarding the submitted link. I
by meowface 11y ago
I completely disagree. If this was a chatroom or something, then sure. Submission comments should actually add something useful regarding the submitted link.
Imagine if there were 40 comments that all said "Cool" or "Nice work". Do you think they should all be upvoted? "Very cool" followed by how or why you think it's cool, or something else constructive, is worth reading. "Very cool" by itself is just a mindless blurting of emotion.
If you want to boost the author's morale, send them an email or message saying you like their work. No need to pollute the comment section here.
- sillysaurus3 11y agoImagine if there were 40 comments that all said "Cool" or "Nice work". This has never happened. And it won't happen. We're worrying about the wrong things. It doesn't make sense to reply to "Coffee is good" by saying "Careful, you might drown in it." A comment doesn't need to add anything. The sorting algorithm penalizes short comments. They end up at the bottom. Imagine if there were forty comments that said variations of "Thank you." After you read the first one, you'd know immediately to stop reading. The sorting algorithm ensures you won't miss anything. Troll comments, perhaps, but not valuable ones. Alternatively, you could read all forty comments. It would be about a hundred words in total.
- meowface 11y agoI'll acknowledge your point if and only if HN's sorting algorithm actually works how you describe.