Re:Porsche 919 – Racecar Engineering
by krapp on Sunday September 27, 2015 @03:31PM
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And yet the dismissive and sarcastic comments all too often wind up on top. For some reason, gratuitous cynicism tends to be seen as more highbrow, and appropriate for HN, than gratuitous humor. Yet the former tends to cause more rancorous discussion then the latter.
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Re:Porsche 919 – Racecar Engineering
by bryanlarsen on Monday September 28, 2015 @09:11AM
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I find that dismissive & cynical comments tend to attract quick votes, but over the long term more substantial positive comments do win out. Of course, most stories don't stay on the front page long enough to have a long term...