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> Immediate future prediction: -4 on this comment Commenting on downvotes is discouraged in the HN guidelines. It's boring, it's trite and this isn't Reddit/Vo

> Immediate future prediction: -4 on this comment Commenting on downvotes is discouraged in the HN guidelines. It's boring, it's trite and this isn't Reddit/Voat.

jsmthrowaway 9y ago
I know. Good thing it was neither part of a point nor sprinkled within many other substantive points, or we might be talking about it. HN needs Wikipedia-style acronyms for the guidelines, and yes, I’m making multiple points with the comparison. HN:NODV, with a dash of HN:IRONY, the lament of boring, trite comments in a comment solely about guideline violations. In a thread about a mailing list argument. On the Internet.
rimliu 9y ago
> this isn't Reddit/Voat. Indeed, sometimes it feels like Stepford.
alex_hitchins 9y ago
It is discouraged yes, but also it's human nature to want to understand why ones opinion isn't popular. I have seen previously my own posts be downvoted with no comments given and no clear idea of what I was doing to displease the hive mind.
- DoofusOfDeath 9y ago
  I've come to accept the occasional downvote as noise in the process. It's probably not healthy to take them seriously.
  - alex_hitchins 9y ago
    Definitely. Agree with you on both points. Maybe I find it strange as commenting on your downvotes is shunned, but it's largely OK to downvote something without explanation. This is only HN after all and I'm very comfortable being different from the 'average-HN'er'.
GyYZTfWBfQw 9y ago
> Commenting on downvotes is discouraged in the HN guidelines. It's boring, it's trite and this isn't Reddit/Voat. No, it really reeks of Reddit. It tells a lot about the community if they downvote solely for the reason of making a comment (or a prediction) on downvotes. I'm pretty sure many people downvoted it only because of that, completely ignoring anything else he has said. Apparently that's how this community operates. I did get downvoted for my tone alone, and let me tell you this: I said exactly the same thing as some of the people who have been upvoted and are on the top. I was also curious about the people who commented on my tone (and likely downvoted me), and surprise: based on their previous comments in other threads/posts, their views were quite similar to mine; the only difference was the tone. Perhaps we should add emojis so I could spam friendly emojis all around my comments. :) <3

> Immediate future prediction: -4 on this comment Commenting on downvotes is discouraged in the HN guidelines. It's boring, it's trite and this isn't Reddit/Voat.

jsmthrowaway 9y ago

I know. Good thing it was neither part of a point nor sprinkled within many other substantive points, or we might be talking about it. HN needs Wikipedia-style acronyms for the guidelines, and yes, I’m making multiple points with the comparison. HN:NODV, with a dash of HN:IRONY, the lament of boring, trite comments in a comment solely about guideline violations. In a thread about a mailing list argument. On the Internet.

rimliu 9y ago

> this isn't Reddit/Voat. Indeed, sometimes it feels like Stepford.

alex_hitchins 9y ago

It is discouraged yes, but also it's human nature to want to understand why ones opinion isn't popular. I have seen previously my own posts be downvoted with no comments given and no clear idea of what I was doing to displease the hive mind.

DoofusOfDeath 9y ago
I've come to accept the occasional downvote as noise in the process. It's probably not healthy to take them seriously.
- alex_hitchins 9y ago
  Definitely. Agree with you on both points. Maybe I find it strange as commenting on your downvotes is shunned, but it's largely OK to downvote something without explanation. This is only HN after all and I'm very comfortable being different from the 'average-HN'er'.

GyYZTfWBfQw 9y ago

> Commenting on downvotes is discouraged in the HN guidelines. It's boring, it's trite and this isn't Reddit/Voat. No, it really reeks of Reddit. It tells a lot about the community if they downvote solely for the reason of making a comment (or a prediction) on downvotes. I'm pretty sure many people downvoted it only because of that, completely ignoring anything else he has said. Apparently that's how this community operates. I did get downvoted for my tone alone, and let me tell you this: I said exactly the same thing as some of the people who have been upvoted and are on the top. I was also curious about the people who commented on my tone (and likely downvoted me), and surprise: based on their previous comments in other threads/posts, their views were quite similar to mine; the only difference was the tone. Perhaps we should add emojis so I could spam friendly emojis all around my comments. :) <3