Comment on AmEx: "We discourage the use of special characters because..."parentComments−ErrantX16yC'mon - why is the troll/joke comment being upvoted? It doesn't add much to the discussion :(−billswift16yIt's being upvoted because it is probably true, despite being entertainingly worded.−ErrantX16yI'm not a fan of meaningless speculation I guess (it more saddens me this is the top comment when all the value, the best of HN, is below it....)−jot16yBecause it is almost certainly true. I used to work at Amex, it wouldn't surprise me if all banks are in similar situations.
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C'mon - why is the troll/joke comment being upvoted? It doesn't add much to the discussion :(
It's being upvoted because it is probably true, despite being entertainingly worded.
I'm not a fan of meaningless speculation I guess (it more saddens me this is the top comment when all the value, the best of HN, is below it....)
Because it is almost certainly true. I used to work at Amex, it wouldn't surprise me if all banks are in similar situations.