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The site guidelines for this forum advise against humor, and sarcasm is arguably a subset of humor. The site guidelines also advise to read things in the best
by marnett 2y ago
The site guidelines for this forum advise against humor, and sarcasm is arguably a subset of humor.
The site guidelines also advise to read things in the best interpretable way.
So ultimately what you observe is a large number of folks on HN follow the site guidelines - which is wild, but in a good way.
This thread is a nice example of why those guidelines are in place, as humor and sarcasm stifle conversation, as contributors feel they don’t need to make meaningful contributions to threads as long as it’s a joke.
- kcplate 2y ago> humor and sarcasm stifle conversation …or punctuate conversation vis-á-vis reductio ad absurdum
- marnett 2y agoI personally love comedy - hn isn’t the place for it however, as the community has decided so. Even if humor was determined to be the highest form of conversational contribution, it doesn’t take away that this forum has decided it prefers to do without it. I’m just echoing the guidelines, as I see many users act confused when they receive best interpretations of their comments or receive downvotes for their humor. It isn’t wild, no one is forced to participate here.
- kcplate 2y agoWhether or not it’s part of the community guidelines is beside the point. The point was that someone should be able to easily identify obvious sarcasm and absurdity if English is your first language without the need for a “/s”