How Should We Treat Each Other Here?
brk: It's a constant feedback loop.Post something.See how people react.Fine-tune your communications strategy.Repeat.---You're correct in that there seems to be a fairly fine line here between "humor" and "useless post".  I think part of this comes from the fact that we've all been online for more than a minute and have already seen/heard most of the standard comments and jokes.  If you can come up with a uniquely humorous post that is also on-topic and enlightening on some level, most people will appreciate it.Timing can also be important.  I didn't see your "What's the difference" post.  But, if that was an early comment at the top-level, it could be regarded as useless.  If it was a response 8 levels deep to a heated argument where people are starting to split hairs, and you step in with something that can cause people to take a step back and actually see the forest, it can sometimes go over well.