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Re:The NHS is looking for up to 250k volunteers by kazinator on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:05PM (#22678416)
In HN, insubstantial comments are downvoted, irrespective of politeness or reasonable disclaimers.

For instance, say, "I fully acknowledge that this is just bunk told in jest to small children, but perhaps the Moon could really be made of Roquefort cheese." is not a HN-worthy comment.

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Re:The NHS is looking for up to 250k volunteers by mistermann on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:30PM (#22678666)
> In HN, insubstantial comments are downvoted, irrespective of politeness or reasonable disclaimers.

That is undoubtedly true. It may even be consistent with official site guidelines (which I don't think make any claim to be perfect - "perfect is the opposite of good" as they say).

Might this also be true: "In HN, comments are sometimes downvoted, irrespective of whether the comment is insubstantial, off-topic, or incorrect. The reasons behind this are incredibly complex."

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