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It's not that the forestry community is petty, it's more likely that the HN community doesn't like comments that don't add substantively to the conversation, an
by yodon 3y ago
It's not that the forestry community is petty, it's more likely that the HN community doesn't like comments that don't add substantively to the conversation, and particularly doesn't like them as an add-on to a thoughtful and polite answer to a question.
- Almondsetat 3y agoDoubting my integrity by suggesting I'm being sarcastic just because I don't know something that clearly isn't common knowledge is thoughtful and polite?
- gausswho 3y agoThat describes me. Don't take downvotes as a remark on your position. I pass them out to anything that doesn't raise the level of discussion. I also hand them out to every top ancestor comment that uses the word 'downvote', for the same reason.