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HN community is ultra-cautious about upvoting humorous comments. This is likely because these types of comments quickly devolve into and encourage low-quality d
by raheemm 16y ago
HN community is ultra-cautious about upvoting humorous comments. This is likely because these types of comments quickly devolve into and encourage low-quality discussions. The exception is when the comment is extremely witty and contextual.
Actually, it would be interesting if someone did an analysis of the top 100 humorous comments on HN - it would be very fascinating.
Edit: I kinda had a fear that I would be downvoted for explaining.. oh well
- jerf 16y agoI especially don't upvote humor that is nothing more than social signal flashing. If your "humor" boils down to "Hurr hurr, them folks sure are teh dumb where we are teh smartz!", expect a downvote. That's toxic stuff, regardless of the target.
- jbooth 16y agoIn this case, it's political. The conservative end of the spectrum is borderline rabid right now, so comments implying things like "Fox News is comically untruthful" will be taken in an "us vs them" frame of mind. Regardless of Fox News's truthfulness. Downmod away.