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Wow.

thunderrabbit 10y ago
This.
mattbgates 10y ago
Why would people downvote this comment? Seriously? I was saying Wow because I was able to listen to conversations through airlines in Paris and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, they were speaking English through traffic control. I think this is quite an amazing tool.
- dyml 10y ago
  Reading this makes me smile. Thank you
- Mithaldu 10y ago
  Quite simple: The content of a post saying "wow" is of roughly the same value as upvoting, but takes people reading the comments more time to parse, without adding anything useful to the conversation. I find the "General Conduct" section of SA rules explains that kind of thing simply and clearly and in terms that apply basically across the entire internet. http://www.somethingawful.com/forum-rules/forum-rules/ http://www.somethingawful.com/forum-rules/forum-rules/ The HN rules kind of don't explain this kind of thing as they assume you're tech- and internet-savvy already.
- vanderreeah 10y ago
  It's a perfectly respectable response but as I understand it HN wants to keep noise to a minimum, and I guess the downvoters think that since "wow" doesn't actually contribute to discussion in any substantial way it should not be here. Don't take it personally, I think it's just an attempt to keep the thread clean.
- arkitaip 10y ago
  You have to keep in mind that even the humans on HN are robots or robotic in nature. Wanton externalizations of emotional states is undefined behavior and simply treated as noise by the hive mind.
  - tomhoward 10y ago
    For all we know it was 1-2 people who downvoted the comment, out of hundreds of thousands who visited the site today. It's also likely that they were downvoting because they thought the commenter was being sarcastic. You've been a member of this community for at least 6 years. Clearly you see something of value in it. Please don't trash it with comments like this.
- mattbgates 10y ago
  Thank you guys for taking the time to explain. I will contribute more than just "wow" next time. I was just fascinated. I opened up the page and began hearing conversations! Since it was like 4 AM my time, I realized: most of the noise would be quiet. So I click to the other side of the world.. where there was plenty of "noise"! It's quite interesting to listen to people on the other side of the world... as my side is sleeping, they are awake and business as usual. When the skies are peaceful, at least when the radio waves are showing that the world is conducting normal business, there is comfort in knowing that.

Wow.

This.

Why would people downvote this comment? Seriously? I was saying Wow because I was able to listen to conversations through airlines in Paris and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, they were speaking English through traffic control. I think this is quite an amazing tool.

dyml 10y ago
Reading this makes me smile. Thank you
Mithaldu 10y ago
Quite simple: The content of a post saying "wow" is of roughly the same value as upvoting, but takes people reading the comments more time to parse, without adding anything useful to the conversation. I find the "General Conduct" section of SA rules explains that kind of thing simply and clearly and in terms that apply basically across the entire internet. http://www.somethingawful.com/forum-rules/forum-rules/ http://www.somethingawful.com/forum-rules/forum-rules/ The HN rules kind of don't explain this kind of thing as they assume you're tech- and internet-savvy already.
vanderreeah 10y ago
It's a perfectly respectable response but as I understand it HN wants to keep noise to a minimum, and I guess the downvoters think that since "wow" doesn't actually contribute to discussion in any substantial way it should not be here. Don't take it personally, I think it's just an attempt to keep the thread clean.
arkitaip 10y ago
You have to keep in mind that even the humans on HN are robots or robotic in nature. Wanton externalizations of emotional states is undefined behavior and simply treated as noise by the hive mind.
- tomhoward 10y ago
  For all we know it was 1-2 people who downvoted the comment, out of hundreds of thousands who visited the site today. It's also likely that they were downvoting because they thought the commenter was being sarcastic. You've been a member of this community for at least 6 years. Clearly you see something of value in it. Please don't trash it with comments like this.
mattbgates 10y ago
Thank you guys for taking the time to explain. I will contribute more than just "wow" next time. I was just fascinated. I opened up the page and began hearing conversations! Since it was like 4 AM my time, I realized: most of the noise would be quiet. So I click to the other side of the world.. where there was plenty of "noise"! It's quite interesting to listen to people on the other side of the world... as my side is sleeping, they are awake and business as usual. When the skies are peaceful, at least when the radio waves are showing that the world is conducting normal business, there is comfort in knowing that.