[phikappa]

I wonder if this ritual of meta-self-policing serves some particular purpose or if it's just a case of the brain drawing comfort from going through a familiar ritual. "This comment adds nothing" is like the reverse amen in church of our days.

[Geezus_42]

I think it's just people who can't help but tell others how to live their lives.

[warshinder]

Another example of context collapse. Meta-meta commenting always adds something if only unironically.

[pseudalopex]

The purpose was to discourage comments which added nothing I thought.