It seems like low-quality submissions mostly just rot in obscurity, either being flagged or never upvoted. IMO if someone’s going to take the time to comment, I

It seems like low-quality submissions mostly just rot in obscurity, either being flagged or never upvoted. IMO if someone’s going to take the time to comment, I’d prefer to to see it be constructive. I don’t know to what degree critical comments influence HN submissions, though. That’s a good point.