The funny thing about meta comments is that they can change the status quo that they're commenting on (that is, in fact, part of their purpose), and once they've made the change they seem pointless to those who come later.
At the time of commenting this comment was totally grayed out at the bottom. That's a pretty dour welcome for a new user to a community that's ostensibly interested in anything that gratifies curiosity.
The funny thing about meta comments is that they can change
Almost always for the worse - for instance now you have this pointless tangent hanging off a topcomment. That's why the site guidelines ask you not to do this.
I've vouched several green user comments in the past six hours that had been flagged and gone to dead for no apparent reason, the GP comment you spoke for was one that others had kicked to dead ( usually I'm flagging obvious spam comments straight to dead ).
Not being upvoted to the top doesn't mean downvoted. Your negativity is baseless.
The funny thing about meta comments is that they can change the status quo that they're commenting on (that is, in fact, part of their purpose), and once they've made the change they seem pointless to those who come later.
At the time of commenting this comment was totally grayed out at the bottom. That's a pretty dour welcome for a new user to a community that's ostensibly interested in anything that gratifies curiosity.
The funny thing about meta comments is that they can change
Almost always for the worse - for instance now you have this pointless tangent hanging off a topcomment. That's why the site guidelines ask you not to do this.
Completely fair point.
I've vouched several green user comments in the past six hours that had been flagged and gone to dead for no apparent reason, the GP comment you spoke for was one that others had kicked to dead ( usually I'm flagging obvious spam comments straight to dead ).