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> I'm going to be downvoted but... From the Hacker News Guidelines: > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes
by hnarn 7y ago
> I'm going to be downvoted but...
From the Hacker News Guidelines:
> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
Please try to avoid sensationalist or dishonest language when commenting.
- gibba999 7y agoIt's sometimes helpful, actually. Virtually any comment critical of Google gets downvote aggressively. I suspect that's a lot of Googlers reading Hacker News (who drank the coolaid) rather than an intentional astroturf campaign, but in either case, I've noticed a comment like that tends to help. It prevents the kneejerk "You criticised my employer/community/ego, so I'll downvote you" reaction, and sometimes leads to a bit more critical thought.