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I suppose this question could be seen as a duplicate of When should comments be flagged as "not constructive"? but my question is specific to particular comments and I don't think I'd get an answer if I posted my question as an answer to When should comments be flagged as "not constructive"? . Hence my making this post.

Anyway, the comments in reference are in response to https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/203301/186308 . They include, among other things, someone saying something like "@HugoDozois /facepalm". I flagged it as not constructive but no action seems to have been taken and I'd like someone to walk me through how exactly it - and some of the other comments there - are constructive.

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    If all harmless comments not being really constructive are to be removed then moderators would not have time for the real problems. If enough users flag a comment it will be removed automatically.
    – juergen d
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 14:48
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    It's meta. Even programmers need a place to relax. ♫
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 14:54
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    Hey, come on. It's Meta.
    – Amal Murali
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 14:55
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    Meta is practically a moderator's (evil) lair. If all these "not constructive" comments were unwelcome, then they would be deleted quickly. This would be different on the main site, though.
    – Jamal
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 14:56
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    The comment hardly qualifies. It is in response to the buuuut I want badgesssss joke. I'd certainly dispute that flag, use it only where the comment is directed to put someone down, is condescending, etc.
    – Martijn Pieters
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 15:04
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    The only problem with that comment is the lack of Unicorns.
    – Bart
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 15:10
  • Just consider humour to be constructive (sometimes / mostly), then all humorous comments and posts are no longer automatically 'not constructive'.
    – Bernhard Barker
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 15:11
  • @Bart unicorns? Why not Zoidberg? (\/)(;,,;)(\/)
    – User1000547
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 15:19
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    Considering I have had NC flags on "+1 I agree" comments declined on MSO, I don't really buy the "would not have enough time" position @juergend. They obviously have time to review comment flags on meta but just choose to review them differently than on other SE sites.
    – jball
    Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 16:54
  • I /facepalm at your /facepalm flag. What a waste of time.
    – user1228
    Commented Oct 30, 2013 at 14:20

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