I'm actually quite happy that the list contains these items. Yes, when overused they are annoying (like everything else) but by itself they are all (except the "general internet comment") valid.
Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing
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Re: Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing
#22The biggest problem with Hacker News comments -- actually, make that all comments -- is fundamental: the sort of people that leave comments are (more often than not) people that want something, ANYTHING, to say, not people that have something to say.
Somehow I think your comment applies to TV, radio and writers. The signal-to-noise ratio is getting worse and worse I think (as a side note, I thing signal-to-noise is also one of the frequent HN comments :D)
Re: Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing
#23Cliches like this are OK. What really annoys me is that the top rated comment is invariably a straight-forward contradiction of the original article's thesis. Like this comment here.
Is there already a law for this? I would love this to be called "Moomin's Law"
I personally call it Pwnage Culture. Karma-based sites love it when a user debunks an article or another user's comment.
You get extra points if you start your reply with a cold remark such as "No." "Wrong." "False." And then you put some random citations to Pubmed or Wikipedia at the bottom of your comment.
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#24I upvoted this because I agree but the tone of the OP is another thing I don't want to see in the comments.
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#25> What comments bother you the most? How about you do one for story submissions? #1 on the list can be ones whose titles are link-baiting "N Xs that Y" types.
"I just quit my job at AwesomeCompany"
Re: Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing
#26> What comments bother you the most? How about you do one for story submissions? #1 on the list can be ones whose titles are link-baiting "N Xs that Y" types.
Also smugbait 'Why you will (do something that's likely to become popular)' and the imperious 'Begin/stop doing something right now'. Yes, those headlines do get my attention. In a way that makes me wish to slap the writer for their lack of manners.
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#27I used to dislike the "this is why I love Hacker News" comment. It's not so prevalent anymore, but it was very common 3 or 4 years ago.
And while we're on the subject, I dislike the use of the word sure on nerd sites. I say nerd sites because I haven't seen it (ab)used so much on other sites or movies.
Basically, people say "I'm sure" to mean "I think" and "I'm pretty sure" to mean "I kind of think."
I just went to reddit and the fist thread on my front page had 3 instances of "pretty sure." I'm pretty sure it's the most common phrase and it gets posted thousands of times per day in contexts where the user is not sure at all.
Re: Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing
#28This.
+1
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#29The comment that gets my anal beads in a knot the most: "Citation please" or "Can you link to a study that.." etc.
Sometimes people (myself included) just like to comment. Fart out a completely subjective opinion without worrying about the little army of pedantic party poopers coming along to spoil the fun.
It's just a discussion board after all. Must everything be quite so serious. all. the. time. ?