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I guess the reasoning for it is that HN shouldn't be Reddit. Then again, I've gotten away with humor many times. Actually, some of my highest karma comments ar
by itmag 15y ago
I guess the reasoning for it is that HN shouldn't be Reddit.
Then again, I've gotten away with humor many times. Actually, some of my highest karma comments are humorous in nature.
Examples:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3301212 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3301212
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3299170 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3299170
- 101001010101 15y agoThe first one seems to suggest HN may be more like Reddit than I'd imagine some would care to admit. The second one was quite good. Nice one.
- skore 15y agoBut that's not even humor just for its own sake - it's actually rather insightful. Which is why it's correct that it wasn't downvoted.
- itmag 15y agoYeah, I guess you're right. So the take-home message is that HN isn't Reddit. One should be a witty smart-alec rather than a funny wise-ass.
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- scott_s 15y agoI don't think that's the right conclusion. The correct conclusion is, I think: What you say should add something non-trivial to the conversation. If what you have to say is funny, that's a bonus.