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Please stop prefacing comments with phrases to the effect of "I came here to say this", it is already obnoxious on Reddit and is getting annoyingly frequent on HN as well. No added meaning.

I care what you have to say; that you came here to say it is irrelevant.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15683745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15590466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13614442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14306868 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14327156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14532140 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14531421



Your criticism only applies if they had said nothing beyond their first sentence.

Sure, their first sentence is irrelevant, but it's forgivable since they elaborate beyond it.


It annoys me personally therefore nobody should do it.


Is it just me, or is this kind of gatekeeping becoming increasingly common on HN? I'm really not a fan


Don't go gatekeeping the gatekeepers, it creates a hostile environment for the people creating a hostile environment.


> Don't go gatekeeping the gatekeepers

I realize you're joking, but I didn't think I was. It's not like I said "HN is no place for this type of comment". I just stated my opinion


It's a statement of agreement, followed by an elaboration on their point. Seems completely fine.




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