The way I try to do it is that always add a comment with substance/value and then if it accompanied by slight humor sometimes, it is ok in my opinion. I am huma

The way I try to do it is that always add a comment with substance/value and then if it accompanied by slight humor sometimes, it is ok in my opinion. I am human and have sometimes broken this rule myself but I totally understand why HN is so strict about it. The danger of a purely joke comment is that it can open up a whole thread of more jokes and it ultimately is just noise and reduces the quality of discourse on the actual topic.