>We don't need to excise all humor from our discussions on HN. This isn't really relevant here, unless you are trying to create a strawman or frame this as a f

>We don't need to excise all humor from our discussions on HN. This isn't really relevant here, unless you are trying to create a strawman or frame this as a false dilemma of extremes. You can have a sense of humor while also keeping the conversation substantive. [Edit: Assuming solar is correct: ] Comments like the above are cancer when they inspire more of the same, and not long ago would have been appropriately dis-incentivized by the community. [And if solar turns out to be wrong, then replying in earnest is still a good response.]