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Ask HN: noticed how HN performs sentiment-analysis on everything posted here?

1 points by bridgettegraham ↗ HN
...and then punishes one for having any kind of negative sentiment? I never realized how severely his is being done on this site and I don't know how I feel about it - such 1984 vibes and its just growing and getting more widespread due to AI, no doubt. meh. nothing we the underclass can do about it I suppose.

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WarOnPrivacy
> 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.

yepyoukno
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?

gus_massa
Many times I upvote grey comments that are not offensive or extremely bad, even if I disagree.
secretslol
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.
VaderAi
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 ???
krapp
Yes, Hacker News is one of the most heavily tone-policed and aggressively moderated forums on the web. The aegis of this forum is "avoiding the Eternal September effect at all costs," and those costs may include your comfort and freedom of speech. You must be new here, welcome.