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Thanks for sharing, will look out for that message when I get that "Oops" page again.

by tyng 16y ago

aw3c2 16y ago
Ok, HN, why do you downvote this? It is a thankful positive comment. Above with the same amount of votes, but upvotes, is "This has been in Chrome for quite a while now." which does not seem any more constructive yet spread negativity. I would understand not upvoting this, as it is no real contribution (though I immediately understand what this was about without having to read the linked article) but why downvote?
- zppx 16y ago
  Lately I began to observe downvotes patterns here on HN and saw that some people downvote instead of commenting or ignoring when they disagree with a comment or an idea, comments in topics about Microsoft, Google or Apple are a favorite target.
  - eogas 16y ago
    Welcome to reddit!
- michael_dorfman 16y ago
  I didn't downvote the comment in question, and I hate these meta-discussions, but anyway: A "thankful positive comment" that adds no new information to the discussion is just noise. People downvote comments like this in order to discourage them, and keep the signal/noise ration high. "This has been a Chrome for quite a while now", by contrast, at least adds something new-- that this is not a new feature. It's not a great comment, but at least there's some "signal" there.
  - tyng 16y ago
    Ok maybe I'm new on HN but I did read the "Welcome to Hacker News" (http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html) guideline which said: 'Empty comments can be ok if they're positive. There's nothing wrong with submitting a comment saying just "Thanks."' And the definition for a comment worth downvote is "What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling." This is all to ensure a positive, encouraging culture on HN, thanks
  - eogas 16y ago
    I like the way you think! ....wait, uhhhh....I've got nothing, downvote me.

Thanks for sharing, will look out for that message when I get that "Oops" page again.

by tyng 16y ago

Thanks for sharing, will look out for that message when I get that "Oops" page again.

aw3c2 16y ago

Ok, HN, why do you downvote this? It is a thankful positive comment. Above with the same amount of votes, but upvotes, is "This has been in Chrome for quite a while now." which does not seem any more constructive yet spread negativity. I would understand not upvoting this, as it is no real contribution (though I immediately understand what this was about without having to read the linked article) but why downvote?

zppx 16y ago
Lately I began to observe downvotes patterns here on HN and saw that some people downvote instead of commenting or ignoring when they disagree with a comment or an idea, comments in topics about Microsoft, Google or Apple are a favorite target.
- eogas 16y ago
  Welcome to reddit!
michael_dorfman 16y ago
I didn't downvote the comment in question, and I hate these meta-discussions, but anyway: A "thankful positive comment" that adds no new information to the discussion is just noise. People downvote comments like this in order to discourage them, and keep the signal/noise ration high. "This has been a Chrome for quite a while now", by contrast, at least adds something new-- that this is not a new feature. It's not a great comment, but at least there's some "signal" there.
- tyng 16y ago
  Ok maybe I'm new on HN but I did read the "Welcome to Hacker News" (http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html) guideline which said: 'Empty comments can be ok if they're positive. There's nothing wrong with submitting a comment saying just "Thanks."' And the definition for a comment worth downvote is "What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling." This is all to ensure a positive, encouraging culture on HN, thanks
- eogas 16y ago
  I like the way you think! ....wait, uhhhh....I've got nothing, downvote me.