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I think his point was that this isn't reddit and the general consensus is to avoid creating punful comment threads. Might be wrong and misinterpreting.

• Silhouette 16y ago
  Ironically, it's also an interesting commentary on how quickly groupthink and follow-the-leader actions take over on social news sites. Did everyone who originally downvoted the "epic fail" post realise the context and just not like jokes on HN, or did a couple of people choose to downvote, and then more people see what looked like a Reddit-esque joke that was being downvoted and just join in without understanding the point of the post? As others pointed out, a similar mentality could explain the results on the Yelp page we are discussing, even if the entire thing was actually orchestrated by a competitor and/or triggered by a single unhappy customer where we don't know the full story.
  • gxti 16y ago
    I would downvote if I could even though it's now at 5 points. Topical or not, it's still a content-free post.
  • Legion 16y ago
    I downvoted. I knew the context. I also know the community here. On HN, I downvote that comment. On Reddit, I leave it alone or perhaps upvote it. On Slashdot, I probably make the joke myself if I'm the first one to get to it. I appreciate HN's "no class clowns" tone, as I can (and do) easily get my fill of that elsewhere.
    • kls 16y ago
      Right, it is not the site for it. It is nothing personal but the mantra for HN is serious discussion, allowing it contributes to the deterioration of the site away from it's stated goal and makes HN = !HN. That being said, I knocked it to 0, nothing personal, it just does not belong here.