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Generally, people that pervade hacker news are pretty sensitive to cultivate a high signal to noise ratio, probably because a lot of us have the 'slippery slope
by iamwil 19y ago
Generally, people that pervade hacker news are pretty sensitive to cultivate a high signal to noise ratio, probably because a lot of us have the 'slippery slope' mentality, and seen what can happen if you give and inch, if Reddit and Digg are any indication.
In the guidelines:
"Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. "
If your comments don't add any information to the topic at hand, it usually gets downmodded. Exceptions seem to be if they're wise-ass or snarky comments.
- curi 19y agoHow come people who want a high signal to noise ratio, downmod a short, helpful comment which lets someone know not write "thanks" 6 times? In other words, I was asking someone to improve the signal to noise ratio. As far as getting downmodded for my additional comments, I expected that and don't mind. I have read the rules. BTW, I do think people here are far too inclined to downmod stuff they dislike without refuting it.
- foonamefoo 19y agoSo by this logic you (and I) should be downmodded.
- euccastro 19y agoIf you honestly don't know why you're being downmodded it's legitimate to ask. That's not complaining, just learning.