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Please stop prefacing comments with phrases to the effect of "I came here to say this", it is already obnoxious on Reddit and is getting annoyingly frequent on

• always_good 9y ago
  Your criticism only applies if they had said nothing beyond their first sentence. Sure, their first sentence is irrelevant, but it's forgivable since they elaborate beyond it.
  • corndoge 9y ago
    It annoys me personally therefore nobody should do it.
• staticassertion 9y ago
  It's a statement of agreement, followed by an elaboration on their point. Seems completely fine.
• fasquoika 9y ago
  Is it just me, or is this kind of gatekeeping becoming increasingly common on HN? I'm really not a fan
  • reificator 9y ago
    Don't go gatekeeping the gatekeepers, it creates a hostile environment for the people creating a hostile environment.
    • fasquoika 9y ago
      > Don't go gatekeeping the gatekeepers I realize you're joking, but I didn't think I was. It's not like I said "HN is no place for this type of comment". I just stated my opinion