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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

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.