that's the general rule, but i'm going to play along this time, because -1 does seem a bit harsh for what you wrote.
humor is risky. it's not that news.yc readers don't like it, it's just that our standards are very high. the ^H^H joke is a threadbare cliche at this point and should be avoided.
sometimes you get downmodded for no real reason by a karma troll. if that happens, you really shouldn't complain about it, because within an hour or two somebody will vote you back up in sympathy.
http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
that's the general rule, but i'm going to play along this time, because -1 does seem a bit harsh for what you wrote.
humor is risky. it's not that news.yc readers don't like it, it's just that our standards are very high. the ^H^H joke is a threadbare cliche at this point and should be avoided.
sometimes you get downmodded for no real reason by a karma troll. if that happens, you really shouldn't complain about it, because within an hour or two somebody will vote you back up in sympathy.