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Hahaha

verisimi 3y ago
You laugh - but my earlier comment was flagged, presumably because of its comic nature. Which is fair enough, but I don't get why some comic comments are a problem (mine) and others not.
- actionfromafar 3y ago
  Comedy is tricky, fleeting and there is great variance in tolerance to it among HN voters.
  - pierat 3y ago
    This place is much more for pedantic gotchas and devs showing really cool stuff off. The only jokes tolerated are the humans who post really stupid stuff. Actual jokes like from the ad campaign from Chick-Fil-A aren't really funny, either.
- ysavir 3y ago
  My own attitude is that I can appreciate the humor, but I want top comments to be informative, not comedy. I'll downvote jokes near the top to help bring informative posts up, but I don't downvote when they aren't at the top, or when there are no competing comments.
  - okokwhatever 3y ago
    Oh man, it is so difficult to please you.
  - not_enoch_wise 3y ago
    Thank you for helping to keep HN focused on intellect over wisdom
    - ysavir 3y ago
      Can you elaborate on that?
- imchillyb 3y ago
  > user: RcouF1uZ4gsC -- created: March 26, 2013 -- karma: 16601 > user: verisimi -- created: August 29, 2021 -- karma: 519 I would posit the flagging had something to do with this, plus other data intrinsic to the words used. The above comment isn't just silly, but a reference to an ancient advertising campaign. Anyone over a certain age -old like me- will recognize that campaign. Large karma pools allow for more 'trust' on HN, and more leeway and access to special features. Only the Mods/Devs could answer your question succinctly, however.
- hammock 3y ago
  Did you delete it? I see a questionably flagged dead comment at the bottom but it’s not from you and it’s not humorous
- goodbyesf 3y ago
  It's the same reason comments criticizing journalists or mega media corporation is flagged now. Most social media are propaganda platforms.
- Tade0 3y ago
  The only logical explanation I can think of is that either these other comments managed to fly under the radar, or more people found them genuinely funny. I don't know - I avoid attempts at humour because more often than not people don't find it funny and it doesn't add to the discussion. I mean, this is my best result this year(7 points): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36577360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36577360

Hahaha

You laugh - but my earlier comment was flagged, presumably because of its comic nature. Which is fair enough, but I don't get why some comic comments are a problem (mine) and others not.

actionfromafar 3y ago
Comedy is tricky, fleeting and there is great variance in tolerance to it among HN voters.
- pierat 3y ago
  This place is much more for pedantic gotchas and devs showing really cool stuff off. The only jokes tolerated are the humans who post really stupid stuff. Actual jokes like from the ad campaign from Chick-Fil-A aren't really funny, either.
ysavir 3y ago
My own attitude is that I can appreciate the humor, but I want top comments to be informative, not comedy. I'll downvote jokes near the top to help bring informative posts up, but I don't downvote when they aren't at the top, or when there are no competing comments.
- okokwhatever 3y ago
  Oh man, it is so difficult to please you.
- not_enoch_wise 3y ago
  Thank you for helping to keep HN focused on intellect over wisdom
  - ysavir 3y ago
    Can you elaborate on that?
imchillyb 3y ago
> user: RcouF1uZ4gsC -- created: March 26, 2013 -- karma: 16601 > user: verisimi -- created: August 29, 2021 -- karma: 519 I would posit the flagging had something to do with this, plus other data intrinsic to the words used. The above comment isn't just silly, but a reference to an ancient advertising campaign. Anyone over a certain age -old like me- will recognize that campaign. Large karma pools allow for more 'trust' on HN, and more leeway and access to special features. Only the Mods/Devs could answer your question succinctly, however.
hammock 3y ago
Did you delete it? I see a questionably flagged dead comment at the bottom but it’s not from you and it’s not humorous
goodbyesf 3y ago
It's the same reason comments criticizing journalists or mega media corporation is flagged now. Most social media are propaganda platforms.
Tade0 3y ago
The only logical explanation I can think of is that either these other comments managed to fly under the radar, or more people found them genuinely funny. I don't know - I avoid attempts at humour because more often than not people don't find it funny and it doesn't add to the discussion. I mean, this is my best result this year(7 points): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36577360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36577360