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>This breaks the site guidelines. "Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading." I found the replie
by danjoc 9y ago
>This breaks the site guidelines.
"Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
I found the replies to and discussion of my question informative. It seems others did too.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16155099 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16155099
That discussion wouldn't have taken place if I didn't ask about the downvotes. The post was at -2 in minutes when I asked "Downvotes?" and it is now at 3. I don't doubt that I would have been flag killed by people questioning my sincerity had I not made the edit.
I have to wonder if you are enforcing the spirit of the guidelines or selectively enforcing it because you don't like positions I've stated in the past?
FWIW, I've pointed out the guidelines to new users who dominate a topic with top voted generic naval grazing and taken the downvotes in stride.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16079626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16079626
- dang 9y agoWe don't remember or care what positions you've stated in the past. The only thing we care about is whether accounts have a history of breaking the site guidelines. It's great that you know what they are and want to abide by them. That should make any problems easy to fix.
- jkchu 9y ago"Downvotes?" is simply unnecessary, and that's the spirit of the guideline. I see nothing wrong with you adding: "Legitimate question guys. Can someone explain how that works?"