yeah, perhaps someone dislikes the username. or it could be an automated flagging decision of some heuristic decision rule.
@checkurprivlege:
your comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31864002 seems reasonable. i vouched for it and the others. the others comments don't add much value in my opinion, but they don't seem actively toxic, but are maybe closer to noise than signal.
consider posting fewer comments that are each more thoughtful and more likely to contribute something novel to the discussion that others can get something out of. unexpected yet interesting conversation tangents are often appreciated here. fabfabfab is a good role model in this thread: niche expertise, actually somewhat relating to the topic, offering to go into detail if people have specific questions.
@checkurprivlege:
your comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31864002 seems reasonable. i vouched for it and the others. the others comments don't add much value in my opinion, but they don't seem actively toxic, but are maybe closer to noise than signal.
consider posting fewer comments that are each more thoughtful and more likely to contribute something novel to the discussion that others can get something out of. unexpected yet interesting conversation tangents are often appreciated here. fabfabfab is a good role model in this thread: niche expertise, actually somewhat relating to the topic, offering to go into detail if people have specific questions.