9 comments

  • WarOnPrivacy 10 hours ago

    > Have you noticed how HN performs sentiment-analysis on everything posted here?

    No. Sorry.

    > ...and then punishes one for having any kind of negative sentiment

    The guidelines counsel us to avoid a number of counterproductive communications. Those might all fit under an umbrella of negative sentiment.

  • VaderAi 7 hours ago

    I am a new account of 10 days,and have commented several times to posts. I am a businessman of 26yrs that sorted my office problems but i dont understand why i cant progress past 1 karma point ?? I dont discuss my company ... I got apology in first 3 days from admin when i wrote to admin What am i doing wrong ???

    • yorwba 4 hours ago

      1. Stop worrying about karma. It's not a measure of your worth as a person or something.

      2. Be helpful. Answer questions people have. Share useful information that others didn't know to ask for.

  • delichon 10 hours ago

    Evidence?

    • bridgettegraham 9 hours ago

      its merely an implication and not a stated fact. OBVIOUSLY I don't have any proof.

  • secretslol 10 hours ago

    I've been using HN for around 10 years, but in 2024 I really started to dislike it... Not for the people on it, but the people running it. Now to me it's like Google, plenty of people feel like they are stuck in it even though they utterly despise it.

  • yepyoukno 10 hours ago

    There are certain persons who downvote at the slightest provocation or inclination.

    It would be impossible to tell without running analysis queries as to who and what causes such behavior.

    I should point out your comment is “frumpy” with a dash of “cringe”. Could it be that your comments are laced with a condescension which draws negative response?