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I downvote (and sometimes flag) mean comments. In my opinion they are toxic to the community and should not be tolerated. Other than that I upvote comments and
by oskarth 12y ago
I downvote (and sometimes flag) mean comments. In my opinion they are toxic to the community and should not be tolerated. Other than that I upvote comments and stories that are thoughtful and/or contribute something new to the discussion.
- classicsnoot 12y agorespectfully, i feel that this is a bit heavy handed. i take issue with the use of 'mean'. it is mean to say someone's breath smells of poo, but that does not make it inaccurate or unnecessary. maybe i am assuming too much from your statement about your intent. i come from a crowd where there was a fair amount of hazing, razzing, and general meanness applied to the newer members. this served to discourage folks who did not want to take the time to learn the way of things. TBC, i only take issue with you flagging a mean comment. i believe the downvote is the best option if you are opposed to mean comments. ...please dont flag me bro
- brudgers 12y agoMany other parts of the internet do more to encourage or tolerate or ignore meanness. That's what makes them other parts of the internet and not HN. The degree to which StackOverflow has more actively discouraged these things and succeeded to a greater extent than HN is one of the reasons for its success.