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This is on the top/front page though

• mindcrime 8y ago
  Do you posit that the presence of a story on the front-page implies that every single HN user is expected to comment? Personally I don't buy that. Hell, I don't even think "presence on the front page" implies that all, or even most, HN users will even read the link. But, who knows... maybe I'm wrong.
  • pvg 8y ago
    You are, there is no maybe about it. The plain English meaning of 'it was submitted for our comment' is not 'everyone is required to comment on every story'. That's just a misinterpretation of your own.
    • johnwyles 8y ago
      AND.... THREAD DEATH.
    • mindcrime 8y ago
      The plain English meaning of 'it was submitted for our comment' is not 'everyone is required to comment on every story'. In the context of how it was used, that was absolutely the implication. Tptacek submitted that as the rationale to explain his commenting, when he (obviously) could have easily skipped the whole thread. Ultimately there was no real reason for him to bother commenting in the first place...
      • pvg 8y ago
        The context is, one person asks another why they are commenting which is one of the oldest, malignantly dimwitted things to say in an online forum. The other person, mindful of the site guidelines and out of a robust and abiding sense of decorum replies that, this being a commenting place, they comment. Then you come along and want to interpret that reply to actually mean 'Everything permitted on HN is compulsory'. That is, at a polite minimum, pointedly silly.
        • mindcrime 8y ago
          Then you come along and want to interpret that reply to actually mean 'Everything permitted on HN is compulsory'. That is, at a polite minimum, pointedly silly. No, that is, at a polite minimum, your mistaken interpretation. And it has nothing whatsoever to do with what I actually said.
        • libria 8y ago
          > one person Me > asks another why they are commenting which is one of the oldest, malignantly dimwitted things to say in an online forum. Not following. There are many threads on the front page throughout the day. My usual MO is to read and comment on what I find interesting, not the converse. I find it strange to immerse myself in posts that make me "pretty uncomfortable". Like those people who tell me how much they dislike IPA's while continually sipping it. > he other person, mindful of the site guidelines I avoided mentioning it explicitly b/c tptacek is a regular contributor, but do some of his comments run afoul of "Please don't impute astroturfing or shillage"? Also "Why is this on HN?" is one of the oldest and least useful questions on HN since it's obvious things are voted up b/c some group found it interesting. If there's a serious problem with it, just use the flag. I expected better of him, honestly.
          • pvg 8y ago
            My usual MO is to read and comment on what I find interesting, not the converse. It's possible to write about how one is perplexed by what others find interesting, in an interesting way. Also "Why is this on HN?" It's not a 'why is this on HN' comment. I expected better of him, honestly. wat.
            • tptacek 7y ago
              HEY