"Whatever the cause, stupid comments tend to be short." - pg [1] I feel like, whatever the cause, comments that tend to start with "This." tend to be follow th

"Whatever the cause, stupid comments tend to be short." - pg [1] I feel like, whatever the cause, comments that tend to start with "This." tend to be follow this pattern as well. It's not always the case, which is why I'd urge people to not use "This." when starting a sentence. I also feel like "This." hangs there to evoke a vote of karma, irrespective of comment content much more than "I completely agree with you" would, especially with people who frequent reddit. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html