[ksaj]

I was getting fed up with how every comment section on Reddit devolves into nonsense - either trolling, arguing, or stupid memes. Don't get me wrong. Memes are fine in the right place - like Twitter. It has twit in the name for a reason... The problem is, no matter what the subject is or how the conversation is going, it eventually devolves into rubbish. Call me an old crank, but I find it extremely tiresome. It's like being an adult, but choosing to hang around with children with limited attention spans. If I wanted that, I'd just take up a babysitting job and turn everything into a Card Against Humanity game.

So one night, I just said my farewells, passed on the reins for a couple channels I administered, deleted all my messages and logged off. I had more than a year of Reddit Gold, but meh... it wasn't worth sticking around, even though parts of the Lounge are alright for general chatter.

Prior to this, I had seen a few mentions to articles here, and I checked it out. I actually read more of the comment sections than the articles - exactly what I was looking for. People actually discussing stuff.

HN's subjects are on par with what I look for, and people actually being able to converse civilly without turning everything into a meme or a flame fest is a huge bonus.

So, here I am. Feel free to send me HN Gold if it gets invented.

[muzani]

Yeah, this is one of the reasons I like HN. Memes are fun, but sometimes I just want to discuss stuff seriously. I'll still upvote a clever pun or subtle meme reference on HN, but no reason it should be at the top.

[ksaj]

I love puns, but if a comment is only made for the sake of making the pun, it probably isn't adding anything to the discussion. A pun or meme-ish comment with additional actual content however, is much more conducive to conversation, and doesn't risk derailing or dead-ending an otherwise perfectly good thread.