The joke accurately conveys that the current administration has no actual upside and won power purely on Populism, while the opposition party clearly put the country in a better place while they were in power. I think it’s funny, accurate, and informative.
It is a difficult balance to strike. Unless you outlaw _all_ jokes, there will be some jokes that are just on the line of “funny enough”/“not too trollish”. Personally i find this kind of joke hilarious, but people will all have different tastes
I'd submit if you want to make an argument about HN norms and conventions and what is "allowed" to be posted in a comment, demonstrating that you're actually a part of the community you're attempting to police is a good idea, yeah.
It used to be common nettiquete to expect new account to "lurk" and refrain from posting until they actually learned the norms of board culture and how to behave as expected.
Hacker News would be much better if all new accounts were banned by default until they were vouched for by users and earned a minimum amount of karma. I understand why this doesn't happen, but the problem of green accounts trolling and posting toxicity seems far worse than occasional mediocre humor.
> Hacker News would be much better if all new accounts were banned by default until they were vouched for by users and earned a minimum amount of karma.
Personally, I prefer the model used by lobsters and Tildes where you have to be invited to the community by another member.
I find that a bit too extreme, although I understand why it's attractive. I like HN's "open door" policy, but I think green account abuse is just too rampant and it's getting worse. That isn't the fault of new people, it's the fault of established posters who want to troll while keeping their karma and reputations intact.
