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The rampant gratuitous flagging on HN has gotten out of control, this thread is exhibit A. Stop flagging stuff. If it has the slightest tinge of humor or sarc
by purplezooey 6y ago
The rampant gratuitous flagging on HN has gotten out of control, this thread is exhibit A. Stop flagging stuff. If it has the slightest tinge of humor or sarcasm it gets flagged. Put the flag down. It's OK to be a little funny sometimes. Just stop.
- omk 6y agoMaybe because it is a slippery slope. "My humorous jab beats yours" attitude ends up derailing conversations and creating noise. I like how r/ELI5 handles this by ensuring that top level comments are always serious answers.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> It's OK to be a little funny sometimes. But people usually not trying to be funny is the only thing that makes this site usable over something like Reddit. If we can keep away jokes and puns for as long as possible, that'd be great.