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>>bluu00+(OP)
Did dang promote this to the front page? :)

Seriously tho... shout out to dang for all the hard work he does.

(Please don't vote me up if you agree - I don't want the karma - just comment instead...)

>>Jaruze+V3
Upvotes are not just for karma, they also show that you say relevant/important things and that people agree with you.

>>fsflov+Q9
IMO, the most important work that upvotes and downvotes do is to move comments up and down the page.

In that context, HN consensus on downvoting jokes makes more sense. I like a good joke, but they belong on the bottom of the page after the "serious" conversation. It's unfortunate that it's overloaded with karma, but complicating the upvote/downvote system has other drawbacks.

>>bryanl+kd
Counterpoint: half my upvotes are from humour, and some topics cry out for a lightening of tone.

Unsurprisingly, I’ve found levity is best received when incorporating a kernel of fact or observation. Also, timezone matters.

Jokes are easy. Comedy is hard.