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> Unfortunately half the comments I read on here are becoming increasingly more reddit-esque. From the guidelines¹: > Please don't post comments saying that H

by latexr 2y ago

> Unfortunately half the comments I read on here are becoming increasingly more reddit-esque. From the guidelines¹: > Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a² semi³-noob⁴ illusion⁵, as⁶ old⁷ as⁸ the⁹ hills¹⁰. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ² https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1524184 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1524184 ³ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926703 ⁴ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=582513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=582513 ⁵ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=582513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=582513 ⁶ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=289254 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=289254 ⁷ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=253657 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=253657 ⁸ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=66057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=66057 ⁹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=60767 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=60767 ¹⁰ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13852

notdarkyet 2y ago
Sure great hit me with these but take a look at one of the top comments: "Remember, kids, Clinton got a blowjob and Obama wore a beige jacket." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661781 So you are going to post this in retaliation and not take a look at how useless this comment is?
- latexr 2y ago
  If you think the comment is useless and doesn’t contribute to the conversation, downvote it (and flag it if it is particularly egregious). That’s why those features exist. But complaining that HN is becoming Reddit is (as demonstrated by the links) a tired, repetitive, and incorrect complaint that creates noise and does not advance the discussion. Which is why the guidelines ask you to not do it.

by latexr 2y ago

notdarkyet 2y ago

Sure great hit me with these but take a look at one of the top comments: "Remember, kids, Clinton got a blowjob and Obama wore a beige jacket." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661781 So you are going to post this in retaliation and not take a look at how useless this comment is?

latexr 2y ago
If you think the comment is useless and doesn’t contribute to the conversation, downvote it (and flag it if it is particularly egregious). That’s why those features exist. But complaining that HN is becoming Reddit is (as demonstrated by the links) a tired, repetitive, and incorrect complaint that creates noise and does not advance the discussion. Which is why the guidelines ask you to not do it.