The guidelines are out of date and they don't mention anything for or against AI comments. Having your comment flagged makes the number of upvotes irrelevant.
People often upvote comments that are contrary to the spirit of HN.
And for better or worse, lawyering the guidelines is not in the spirit of HN. Better because moderation is generally patient, kind, and soft touch. Worse because the guidelines are guidelines not so much bright lines and some people want bright lines.
minimaxir|5 months ago
The search thread you were linked to (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...) are comments from dang, the head moderator of HN. His word is the law.
linotype|5 months ago
Well now that sounds dystopian.
brudgers|5 months ago
And for better or worse, lawyering the guidelines is not in the spirit of HN. Better because moderation is generally patient, kind, and soft touch. Worse because the guidelines are guidelines not so much bright lines and some people want bright lines.
linotype|5 months ago