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Re:Half of European flights delayed due to system failure by AndrewDucker on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @05:08AM (#16753181)
That may be part of the problem.

Silly jokes don't go down well on HN, as they're distractions from the conversation. It's considered "Reddit-like" behaviour, and discouraged through downvotes.

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Re:Half of European flights delayed due to system failure by jwbensley on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:06PM (#16757856)
Are you saying humour isn't allowed on HN?
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Re:Half of European flights delayed due to system failure by nkurz on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @11:11PM (#16761482)
Humour is allowed, and so is downvoting. In practice, the humour has to be to be really good to avoid being mercilessly downvoted. Meta-humour based on usernames and TV shows usually doesn't cut it. Many of us view this as a good thing.
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