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I am bit confused, since I am pretty new to this voting system at YC. Unless you have something useful to say for the topic, you just cannot leave a comment say

by ujjwalg 17y ago

I am bit confused, since I am pretty new to this voting system at YC. Unless you have something useful to say for the topic, you just cannot leave a comment saying you like/dislike it?

teej 17y ago
The idea is that comments are for interesting and insightful discussion about the link/topic. From the guidelines: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did." http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jdbeast00 17y ago
  Your quote does not support your claim that the comments are for interesting and insightful discussion only. in fact, there are some untold guidelines that you must abide by to not be voted into the grey oblivion. One, as the grandparent found out, is that you must only post things that others to deem beneficial. The only yc-sanctioned method of showing support is to vote up. Another strict one is no humor, even if it adds to the conversation.
  - scott_s 17y ago
    We've had the discussion before, but humor can get modded up. It just needs to actually funny, as opposed to just the poster thinking it's funny. (You're not as funny as you think you are.)
    - msg 17y ago
      We also associate off-color humor with Digg/Reddit trolling, and with people who like to hear the sound of their own voice. So another requirement is that humorous antics improve the signal to noise ratio.
      - mickt 17y ago
        RTFM?
  - teej 17y ago
    My intent was to brush over the site guidelines, not to dig deep into the ethos of HN.
DannoHung 17y ago
Pretty much. Try elaborating on why you like or dislike something.
- ujjwalg 17y ago
  I had no idea. Thanks for pointing it out.

by ujjwalg 17y ago

I am bit confused, since I am pretty new to this voting system at YC. Unless you have something useful to say for the topic, you just cannot leave a comment saying you like/dislike it?

teej 17y ago

The idea is that comments are for interesting and insightful discussion about the link/topic. From the guidelines: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did." http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

jdbeast00 17y ago
Your quote does not support your claim that the comments are for interesting and insightful discussion only. in fact, there are some untold guidelines that you must abide by to not be voted into the grey oblivion. One, as the grandparent found out, is that you must only post things that others to deem beneficial. The only yc-sanctioned method of showing support is to vote up. Another strict one is no humor, even if it adds to the conversation.
- scott_s 17y ago
  We've had the discussion before, but humor can get modded up. It just needs to actually funny, as opposed to just the poster thinking it's funny. (You're not as funny as you think you are.)
  - msg 17y ago
    We also associate off-color humor with Digg/Reddit trolling, and with people who like to hear the sound of their own voice. So another requirement is that humorous antics improve the signal to noise ratio.
    - mickt 17y ago
      RTFM?
- teej 17y ago
  My intent was to brush over the site guidelines, not to dig deep into the ethos of HN.

DannoHung 17y ago

Pretty much. Try elaborating on why you like or dislike something.

ujjwalg 17y ago
I had no idea. Thanks for pointing it out.