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The Definitive Guide to Clapping
Putting an end to the debate once and for all
How many times should you clap for an article? It’s the topic of endless debate.
I’ve seen people postulate that we should clap the full 50 times for every article because someone “made the effort to write it”. Interesting from the generation that also bemoans ‘participation trophies’, but I digress.
In order to end the debate/quash all dissent here are my rules for clapping; follow them or be wrong.
1 clap: your article was offensively bad and I need you to know that I read it and hated it.
5 claps: you left a comment that wasn’t offensive. It wasn’t interesting either, but you tried.
10 claps: your premise was interesting, but I got bored halfway and only skimmed to the end.
15 claps: I liked your story but the grammar was poor and I can’t bring myself to clap any further.
20 claps: this was interesting or entertaining; it brought momentary distraction from the stultifying horror of existence and for this I thank you.
25 claps: I liked this and I agree! Your opinion has my stamp of approval. This is the maximum possible number of claps for a comment.
