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Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by ugh »

rick_2047 wrote: post #35
ugh wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Memes kill my experience on so many other websites, that’s why I will downvote every comment which makes reference to a meme. (Other meaningful content might save the comment sometimes.) Others seem to agree which is why those kinds of comments always get downvoted quickly. All the other stuff – sarcasm, jokes – is not always downvoted, it sometimes even receives a lot of upvotes. Don’t expect every joke to be upvote…

Why this hypocrisy then? Shouldn't we have equal standards for all the things?

No we shouldn’t and it’s not hypocrisy. It’s appropriate editorial control. Think how a magazine editor would think.

A great profile of Julian Assange might be worthy front page material if it is the first Wikileaks article in months, it probably isn’t if articles about Wikileaks were on the front page every day the whole last month.

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by ErrantX »

rick_2047 wrote: post #27
kmfrk wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It depends on whether you think Hacker News is a community or not.

As I said, all hail HN's hypocrisy. When we have a slight sarcasm or a small joke we all downvote it. Then why do you think this belongs here, this is the type of thing we try to avoid in those sarcasm or jokes. You see, the joke and sarcasms should be OK if we are a community shouldn't they be? But we are a community which tries to generate high quality content related to hacking and startups. I don't think this is…

In my experience... genuinely funny original jokes get upvotes. The same tired old memes or the "obvious" line are not.

But this is "Merry Christmas" which, if you think about it, is a holiday almost all of us (globally) share :)

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by j2d2j2d2 »

Happy Atheistmas! (not trying to troll)

Edit: What would you prefer? I'm trying to acknowledge my beliefs during this holiday season and cheer the holidays on, but I am an atheist. Perhaps silence would be better?

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by ErrantX »

qeorge wrote: post #39
timmorgan wrote: post #24

Just noticed HN has alternating red/green link numbers on the homepage. Merry Christmas pg!

Topbar is red too if you logout :)

#be2828 is the colour for those who want to change :)

(I liked it last year so it's been my custom topcolor for a while now)

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by m_myers »

j2d2j2d2 wrote: post #45

Happy Atheistmas! (not trying to troll) Edit: What would you prefer? I'm trying to acknowledge my beliefs during this holiday season and cheer the holidays on, but I am an atheist. Perhaps silence would be better?

Untry harder. ;)

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by TheAmazingIdiot »

m_myers wrote: post #48
j2d2j2d2 wrote: post #45

Happy Atheistmas! (not trying to troll) Edit: What would you prefer? I'm trying to acknowledge my beliefs during this holiday season and cheer the holidays on, but I am an atheist. Perhaps silence would be better?

Untry harder. ;)

I would, but the Solstice is passed :P

Obligatory_Bad_Xmas_Song

Heretic's Christmas Carol

God rest ye merry Pagan folk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember there's no evidence There was a Christmas Day. When Christ was born is just not known, No matter what they say. Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.

There was no star of Bethlehem; There was no angel song. There could have been no Wise Men For the journey was too long. The stories in the Bible Are historically wrong.

Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.

Much of your Christmas customs Come from Persia and from Greece, From solstice celebrations Of the ancient Middle East. We know this so-called "Holy Day" Is but a Pagan feast

Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact Glad tidings of logic & fact.

Re: Merry Christmas HN

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Post by TheAmazingIdiot »

TheAmazingIdiot wrote: post #49
m_myers wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Untry harder. ;)

I would, but the Solstice is passed :P Obligatory_Bad_Xmas_Song Heretic's Christmas Carol God rest ye merry Pagan folk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember there's no evidence There was a Christmas Day. When Christ was born is just not known, No matter what they say. Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact. There was no star of Bethlehem; There was no angel song. There could have been no…

I would, but the Solstice is passed :P

Obligatory_Bad_Xmas_Song

Heretic's Christmas Carol

God rest ye merry Pagan folk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember there's no evidence There was a Christmas Day. When Christ was born is just not known, No matter what they say.

Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.

There was no star of Bethlehem; There was no angel song. There could have been no Wise Men For the journey was too long. The stories in the Bible Are historically wrong.

Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.

Much of your Christmas customs Come from Persia and from Greece, From solstice celebrations Of the ancient Middle East. We know this so-called "Holy Day" Is but a Pagan feast

Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact Glad tidings of logic & fact.

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