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I think reasonable people can disagree about what adds substance to a comment.

• dang 12y ago
  Oh, no question. But by "getting the idea" I mean the intent. Reasonable people are always going to differ on the precise meaning of these terms. That doesn't need to be a problem. If everyone makes a good-faith effort to avoid gratuitous negativity however they best understand that, HN will be fine.
  • baddox 12y ago
    I agree. The primary benefit is not to establish objective decidable rules, but rather to remind people to try to be genuine and fair.
  • Jimmy 12y ago
    >But by "getting the idea" I mean the intent. I'm suspicious of the intent. That's why I want a more formal criteria.
    • dang 12y ago
      I don't know of any way to formalize things like this and am skeptical that it's doable. Simple principles, plus a request to the community to do its sincere best with them, seem likely to produce the best outcome.