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I got modded down? Jeez you guys have no humor. Slashdot's way better

While from this thread alone this may look like slashdot, the community happens to put a much higher emphasis on _conversation_ rather than praising an individuals wit.

At the risk of being down modded myself for not contributing to the thread I just thought it might be worth pointing that out and reminding those that seem to have voted on this particular thread as though the emphasis was on humour.

I'm not exactly one to throw the first stone, as my karma/comments/submissions are far from exemplary, but I do try to stay in keeping with the ideals of the community.

Ironically, two of the first three comments on this thread are hilarious. Sad, but I guess every community has its breaking point.

I actually like a bit of humour; when applied correctly it can accentuate the gist of an item and throw into sharp relief what the "community" really thinks. In this case: facinating story, but, come on, it's from the "Daily Mail". Humour, quite simply, is required.

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