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HN does not take well to joke comments. It's not specifically mentioned in the guidelines, but falls generally under "off-topic". Feeling is "this isn't Reddit.
by jccooper 12y ago
HN does not take well to joke comments. It's not specifically mentioned in the guidelines, but falls generally under "off-topic". Feeling is "this isn't Reddit."
- mikeash 12y agoEspecially un-funny joke comments. Of course that line is vague and hard to spot, but I'm comfortable in saying that this particular attempt was way on the wrong side of it. I think it could have been rather amusing if it had stopped about a third of the way in.