Would someone kindly explain why I and two other users (msane and jrlocke) were downvoted for simply expressing delight? Is that somehow unwelcome? I don't see anything against that in the guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Note, this isn't a complaint, it's merely a request to understand why my comment is inappropriate and to understand how I can express my approval of a submission without losing karma.
Usually, when someone bothers to tell you, it's because the comment 'doesn't contribute to the dialog' or some such reason. Aka, too obvious or perhaps seems pandering for +karma type thing.
Anyway, I didn't downvote you btw, just my 2 cents from what I've read in the past.
It's not against the guidelines, but it doesn't create conversation. Many people find that fairly useless, and prefer comments with substance that advance the community.
The best way to express your approval of a submission? Upvote it.
>The best way to express your approval of a submission? Upvote it. //
Except with hidden vote scores it doesn't express anything at all (except changing a number on the OP's interface; the OP doesn't even know that you upvoted them).
If you want to express your approval to anyone other than the parent/OP or have anyone know who is expressing approval [that is occasionally relevant] then you have to comment.
I once thanked someone for submitting something interesting after their article had been up for a few hours and nobody commented. Someone downvoted me and took the time to condescendingly explain why my comment was worthless. I really don't understand that attitude. :|
