Analysis of comments on Habré

There are three ideal types of comments:

1) Informational
2) Interrogative
3) Emotional

In reality, ideal types are quite rare, in most comments the types presented are mixed. The proportion of comments of one type or another depends on the subject of the message.

We will study specific examples:

At the time of this writing, in the article “ Introducing the Google Chrome Operating System ” there were 180 comments, of which 69 were approved by plus, 23 were criticized by minus and 88 were not marked.

3 comments with the most pluses:

homm July 8, 2009, 02:12 PM #
+106
> As with the browser, with Google Chrome OS we had to start developing from scratch
WebKit engines, the Linux kernel. This is called "from scratch." Well, know-it-alls.

Gero July 8, 2009, 2:21 p.m. #
+39
Interestingly, the antimonopoly committee will prohibit them from supplying the Google Chrome browser integrated into the Google Chrome system?

Denysh July 8, 2009, 02:14 p.m. #
+29
after such a heading I ran my eyes through the text in search of the “download” link)))

We will analyze the comments-leaders. None of them are emotionally dry; they make you smile.

The first comment has an informational and emotional part. The phrase "This is called" from scratch "creates tension, the reader thinks that the author can break into swearing. Instead, he writes words with which both supporters and opponents of Google easily agree: “Well, know it.” In this way, homm also conceals his own addictions.

In the second commentary, a witty joke takes on an interrogative form. Whether Gero is a Google fan or not is not clear from his phrase.

Comment Denysh has a pronounced humorous form. The author himself emphasizes this, ending the phrase with three closing brackets. This joke is positive in content. The author does not laugh at someone else, but maybe even at himself. However, recognizing themselves, readers actively support Denysh's recognition. The answer to this comment “I’m still running” continues to “reveal” the joke and collects 16 pluses.

3 comments with the most cons:

securer July 8, 2009, 4:33 p.m. ↑
–17
for the sake of google_chrome_os should move to

barsuki CITY July 8, 2009, 2:21 p.m.
–13
now definitely The_Vicont

Windows 8 July 2009, 02:25 p.m.
–10
It should have been expected for a long time.
Microsoft's hegemony in the OS market should stop.

Since the first comment given here is an answer to the higher one, it makes sense to disclose its content. dohlik writes: "Eeeh, in our province there will not be soon Internet channels sufficient for such an OS ... But it will still be interesting to feel what it is ...". The securer answer cannot be called either informational, or, moreover, interrogative, it is exclusively emotional. At the same time, the phrase contains a vivid message about their own preferences and an indirect insult to the previous commentator. The word "city" is written in capital letters, this enhances the negativity of the message and concentrates it at the end of the sentence.

The barsuki commentary is a prime example of “hatred”. The author does not try to explain his position, expresses it categorically and odiously.

The first sentence of the third comment can be considered informative. The second sentence is formulated unsuccessfully. It is impossible to unambiguously understand whether the author expresses his personal position about the hostility of Microsoft’s dominant position or predicts for the future. It is likely that the majority of readers who negatively commented on this comment interpreted it as a statement of their personal position. In this case, the author really expressed his thoughts in a very harsh form, using the emotionally colored word “hegemony” and the categorical “should”.

Conclusions and tips:

Habré highly appreciates comments that carry additional information that is directly related to the main text of the article, expressed in an easy, but not in a joking manner.

The negative attitude is caused by offensive, “capricious” and peremptory statements. Also, empty messages such as “what the hell ...”, “yes on ...”, “wah!” Etc. are often noted as minuses. Still cons can earn no funny jokes.
In the vast majority of cases, the use of profanity enhances the negative effect of the message.

It is better to write a negative comment in the form of a question, which is able to mask the true mood of the author. Of course, it’s not enough to put a question mark after the words “now definitely vindekapets”. You need to completely reformulate the phrase to get, for example, "Do you think Chrome OS will displace Windows?".