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could've been worse.

by dajohnson89 7y ago

SiempreViernes 7y ago
Should have been a rick roll in my opinion, but nobody got my joke so far : /
- teej 7y ago
  HN isn't typically responsive to jokes.
  - krustyburger 7y ago
    Unless you count articles about WeWork.
  - lucb1e 7y ago
    At the risk of getting too meta, I think it's more about the purpose of the joke. If it points out something in a funny way, that can be appreciated, but if it's purely a joke (as seen on reddit, though reddit is of course not the only place), it's just not what people come here for. If you want to read puns or rickroll references in the comment threads, I don't think HN is the place one should be looking. Specifically for u/SiempreViernes: I did understand the joke, but I did not upvote it because I don't think it is the kind of content I want to see more of. (But I did also not downvote because I think it received enough downvotes and I don't want to add more negativity.)
  - gpm 7y ago
    HN is typically responsive to jokes that are on topic, technical in nature, and/or make a good point. Rickrolling is none of those. As an example this joke [0] I made is currently at 6 upvotes despite being burried pretty deep, I can't see how many upvotes the joke it is a reply to has, but it is clearly highly upvoted (it probably has many more upvotes than my reply). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21411080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21411080
    - tzs 7y ago
      > HN is typically responsive to jokes that are on topic, technical in nature, and/or make a good point. Also jokes that others can use as a launching point to nerd out about something. E.g., I once made a joke about how the ships in the old days were some of the most efficient forms of transportation ever, because they got thousands of miles per galleon. dredmorbius responded [1] with a short essay on the history of marine propulsion over the last couple of centuries, and how sail has many advantages over powered ships. Many others jumped in with long, thoughtful, well documented posts full of naval nerdery. My joke got about 70 points, probably because people appreciated the responses. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736579
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  Maybe you'll be happier with: https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454 https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454
- 1123581321 7y ago
  I understood it and downvoted it. It is funny elsewhere but please don’t do that here.

could've been worse.

SiempreViernes 7y ago

Should have been a rick roll in my opinion, but nobody got my joke so far : /

teej 7y ago
HN isn't typically responsive to jokes.
- krustyburger 7y ago
  Unless you count articles about WeWork.
- lucb1e 7y ago
  At the risk of getting too meta, I think it's more about the purpose of the joke. If it points out something in a funny way, that can be appreciated, but if it's purely a joke (as seen on reddit, though reddit is of course not the only place), it's just not what people come here for. If you want to read puns or rickroll references in the comment threads, I don't think HN is the place one should be looking. Specifically for u/SiempreViernes: I did understand the joke, but I did not upvote it because I don't think it is the kind of content I want to see more of. (But I did also not downvote because I think it received enough downvotes and I don't want to add more negativity.)
- gpm 7y ago
  HN is typically responsive to jokes that are on topic, technical in nature, and/or make a good point. Rickrolling is none of those. As an example this joke [0] I made is currently at 6 upvotes despite being burried pretty deep, I can't see how many upvotes the joke it is a reply to has, but it is clearly highly upvoted (it probably has many more upvotes than my reply). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21411080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21411080
  - tzs 7y ago
    > HN is typically responsive to jokes that are on topic, technical in nature, and/or make a good point. Also jokes that others can use as a launching point to nerd out about something. E.g., I once made a joke about how the ships in the old days were some of the most efficient forms of transportation ever, because they got thousands of miles per galleon. dredmorbius responded [1] with a short essay on the history of marine propulsion over the last couple of centuries, and how sail has many advantages over powered ships. Many others jumped in with long, thoughtful, well documented posts full of naval nerdery. My joke got about 70 points, probably because people appreciated the responses. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736579
dredmorbius 7y ago
Maybe you'll be happier with: https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454 https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454
1123581321 7y ago
I understood it and downvoted it. It is funny elsewhere but please don’t do that here.