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> which is closer to the ethos of HN HN has an ethos? I thought there were just a set of guidelines.

whatshisface 5y ago
The HN ethos has one rule: Each level of comments shall disagree with the level before it, with the article counting as level 0. First-tier comments shall disagree with the article. Second-tier comments shall disagree with first-tier comments and agree with the article if necessary (but only when necessary). Third-tier comments shall disagree with second-tier comments and may or may not be related to the article, and so on.
- fsckboy 5y ago
  that's very good, but there are some exceptions. If the article is about any health related topics, terminal illnesses, diet studies, etc., no matter how interesting, all comments shall be tangentially related personal anecdotes.
  - Uhhrrr 5y ago
    And any article along the lines of "I had a terrible work experience" is viewed as an open invitation to participate in Story Time.
    - orzig 5y ago
      Which I actually love - best part of HN is the pub talk
      - Uhhrrr 5y ago
        I click them more often than not. My favorite part of HN is that the comments are usually collectively better than the article.
- reuben364 5y ago
  Now this comment can neither agree nor disagree. Barber shaving their own head and such. EDIT: now I realize not really since the above being false doesn't force me to agree.
  - wombatpm 5y ago
    All articles are true in some sense, false in some some sense, and meaningless in some sense. All comments are true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, true in some sense, false in some some sense, and meaningless in some sense. It’s turtles all the way down.
- aidenn0 5y ago
  I agree with you
  - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
    and by doing so you disagree, thus proving their point.
- vmurthy 5y ago
  Soo .. did I disagree with the OP of this thread? ;-)
- iso1210 5y ago
  My comment disagrees with itself
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    [deleted]
- formerkrogeremp 5y ago
  Of course, this is not the ethos, and whatshisface is completely wrong on account of also of having a forgettable name. I'll often see someone chime in to agree as well as to disagree, to clarify. It's all just a bit.
- dorfsmay 5y ago
  I thought the rule was to inject a personal connection to everything. As a frequent reader of HN, this has been my experience.
- DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
  > The HN ethos has one rule: Each level of comments shall disagree with the level before it, with the article counting as level 0. this doesn't sound right.

The HN ethos has one rule: Each level of comments shall disagree with the level before it, with the article counting as level 0. First-tier comments shall disagree with the article. Second-tier comments shall disagree with first-tier comments and agree with the article if necessary (but only when necessary). Third-tier comments shall disagree with second-tier comments and may or may not be related to the article, and so on.

fsckboy 5y ago
that's very good, but there are some exceptions. If the article is about any health related topics, terminal illnesses, diet studies, etc., no matter how interesting, all comments shall be tangentially related personal anecdotes.
- Uhhrrr 5y ago
  And any article along the lines of "I had a terrible work experience" is viewed as an open invitation to participate in Story Time.
  - orzig 5y ago
    Which I actually love - best part of HN is the pub talk
    - Uhhrrr 5y ago
      I click them more often than not. My favorite part of HN is that the comments are usually collectively better than the article.
reuben364 5y ago
Now this comment can neither agree nor disagree. Barber shaving their own head and such. EDIT: now I realize not really since the above being false doesn't force me to agree.
- wombatpm 5y ago
  All articles are true in some sense, false in some some sense, and meaningless in some sense. All comments are true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, true in some sense, false in some some sense, and meaningless in some sense. It’s turtles all the way down.
aidenn0 5y ago
I agree with you
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago
  and by doing so you disagree, thus proving their point.
vmurthy 5y ago
Soo .. did I disagree with the OP of this thread? ;-)
iso1210 5y ago
My comment disagrees with itself
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
formerkrogeremp 5y ago
Of course, this is not the ethos, and whatshisface is completely wrong on account of also of having a forgettable name. I'll often see someone chime in to agree as well as to disagree, to clarify. It's all just a bit.
dorfsmay 5y ago
I thought the rule was to inject a personal connection to everything. As a frequent reader of HN, this has been my experience.
DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
> The HN ethos has one rule: Each level of comments shall disagree with the level before it, with the article counting as level 0. this doesn't sound right.