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I think “decorum” around here is to strive for some kind of unified voice similar to The Economist. I’ve tried some humor or exaggerated voice and it is rarely
by bredren 8y ago
I think “decorum” around here is to strive for some kind of unified voice similar to The Economist. I’ve tried some humor or exaggerated voice and it is rarely appreciated with upvotes.
One thing I have learned is HN readers like Weekend at Bernie’s—-where my tongue in cheek defense of the film garnered the most comment upvotes I’ve ever received.
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoI upvoted that comment. And I'll upvote this one for mentioning it. That's a great movie.
- bredren 8y agoNot supposed to do this, but I'll spend those upvotes: lol.
- _Codemonkeyism 8y agoEconomist, you wish.
- xiphias2 8y agoThe main problem with humor on HN is that it's just too easy to find humor anywhere on the internet, but there's no other news site where you can critically discuss the news itself. Also on Reddit it's frustrating when I'm writing something informative and it gets hidden between the memes and the jokes, so I tend to stick to jokes there.
- Varcht 8y agoWhy do you think this is an attempt at humor? I would say this is what is often referred to as a thought exercise.
- ada1981 8y ago🆒 Upvoted purely on the Weekend at Bernie’s reference.
- chronogram 8y agoHow did you get an emoji on HN?
- maehwasu 8y agoThat’s an accurate description, and, as someone tempted to go for humor, I think HN’s constraints are valuable for me. I’ll often have a knee-jerk post that’s either funny, caustic, or redundant. I find things go best here (with some ups and downs) when I focus on providing genuine info or insight that others aren’t likely to already possess. This pressure is a Good Thing imo.
- Loughla 8y agoI would agree with you - mostly when I comment here it's about something that I have direct, professional experience with. Either education, rural living, low income folks, or farming. Otherwise I tend to just ask questions to help me understand the article from people who actually know. But my first reaction to most articles is a dick joke. That belongs on reddit, not here.