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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by onion2k on Friday March 27, 2020 @04:41PM (#22706666)
I don't downvote comments like "I agree!" and "This is good." but I often feel like I should. They're mostly noise. If you want to express gratitude get in touch with the article author. It'll have much more impact.
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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by dang on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:11AM (#22709369)
Empty comments can be ok if they're positive. There's nothing wrong with submitting a comment saying just "Thanks." What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

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