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Perhaps HN should enforce a minimum comment length, like at least 3 words... One word comments clearly don't add value to a discussion.
by guptaneil 10y ago
Perhaps HN should enforce a minimum comment length, like at least 3 words... One word comments clearly don't add value to a discussion.
- harryh 10y agoYes! ;-)
- Jedd 10y agoI almost agree, but I suspect it's a reference to previous discussions around Betteridge's Law, for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9232419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9232419 I'm sure it's come up more than once, and it's a sensible response to clickbaitesque headlines like this one.
- brakmic 10y agoYes, I agree. The best response to a clickbaitesque headline is a short answer (and No Click!). That's why I wrote "No". Everything else would just feed the trolls. But of course, it's much easier to downvote such a comment than to think about the clickbait itself. Kind regards,
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- wslh 10y ago140 exactly... ;-)