You've clearly read the guidelines attentively so I'm surprised that your take is that if shallow jokes are not explicitly banned then they are welcome? > Avoi

You've clearly read the guidelines attentively so I'm surprised that your take is that if shallow jokes are not explicitly banned then they are welcome? > Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. I interpret that part as saying that generic jokes and boring puns should be avoided. (The trope being a long chain of commenters trying to one up the previous pun, with zero substance) Personally I'm neutral when it comes to puns in child comments. But I really don't like top comments that consist of only a pun. Make an insightful comment and conclude with your pun, if you really must.