&gt; <i>it&#x27;s very bad form to say things like &#x27;thanks for your support&#x27;</i><p>No, that&#x27;s not correct.<p><i>Empty comments can be ok if they&#x27;re positive. There&#x27;s nothing wrong with submitting a comment saying just &quot;Thanks.&quot; What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling.</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newswelcome.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newswelcome.html</a>