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You did this on 2 articles in a row that I've read. Looks like Techmeme spam.
by jasonkostempski 9y ago
You did this on 2 articles in a row that I've read. Looks like Techmeme spam.
- tareqak 9y agoYeah, I submitted this article, which was linked in Techmeme. Techmeme doesn't write their own articles, they just have a feed, and they just add a one-line summary when the title is brief and/or misleading: have look https://techmeme.com/river https://techmeme.com/river .
- mikestew 9y agoTwo articles in a row? Go look at the comment history, it's all this account does.
- tareqak 9y agoDo you know what a lot of readers here don't do? Read the article. Do you know what a lot of readers do do? They downvote an article without reading it. A summary helps with both. Moreover, some of those comments are actually upvoted because the post's original or edited title doesn't provide enough context. Given that the people operating this site are busy, I think my approach is a decent middle ground. If you look at my comment history further, I do make comments now and then when I have something I think is interesting to add. Edit: How about explaining the downvote here? I clearly explained my reasoning, and my approach.
- DanBC 9y agoThe downvotes are people asking you to stop doing it.
- foepys 9y agoYou cannot downvote articles on HN, as far as I'm informed.
- brad0 9y agoYou can flag if you have a high enough karma rating I believe.
- spondyl 9y agoSaying things along the lines of "Did you even read the article?" is quite literally listed as what not to do if you want to participate in HN discussion among other things :)