Comment by DiabloD3
10 years ago
It is against HN rules to merely comment about how awesome something is and not contribute to the conversation in any way.
Screw it, I can't hear your rules over how awesome this is.
10 years ago
It is against HN rules to merely comment about how awesome something is and not contribute to the conversation in any way.
Screw it, I can't hear your rules over how awesome this is.
> It is against HN rules to merely comment about how awesome something is
Why do you say that? Of course it isn't.
What, really? My bad.
Empty comments can be ok if they're positive. [...] What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html
Any positive comment is fine, unless you are retorting to a negative one in which case you need to explain more.
If making a negative comment you should explain, i.e. "I think this is bad because ..." rather than "This is bad.". If you have a valid point you are helping by raising it.
Similarly when retorting to a negative point with a positive view, "I disagree because ... " is good but just "You are wrong." simply unhelpful noise.
So feel free to provide positive encouragement when you think something is awesome!
It's not against HN rules. :)