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Jokes are generally not very well accepted here, unless they're being made by someone on the leaderboard and/or they are abnormally witty (although I'm sure it
by napoleond 13y ago
Jokes are generally not very well accepted here, unless they're being made by someone on the leaderboard and/or they are abnormally witty (although I'm sure it would be easy to find counterexamples).
- rosser 13y agoIt's not that jokes aren't well-tolerated on HN; it's that cheap jokes aren't well tolerated. The humor styles prevalent on other fora, in particular Reddit and Slashdot, are often very formulaic, and folks here tend to respond negatively to that kind of thing. I've seen (and made) funny comments that get plenty of karma here, though, so I know it can be done.
- kbenson 13y agoI find that humor works here as long as it is also insightful, or paired with some useful information. A joke purely for a joke's sake doesn't generally do too well, depending on how serious the topic is or discussion is trending and how good the joke is.