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Yes, and by the same mod: "Deleted long discussion on preimage attacks, collisions, hashing strength etc – Rory Alsop ♦ 8 hours ago"

Aye - we delete ALL long winded discussion in comments, as Stack Exchange isn't a discussion forum.

But it is a meme joke forum?

NB: I thought it was funny.

That may be the rule, but it seems perverse to delete useful comments, which add to the conversation, while adding meme pics, which add absolutely nothing useful to the conversation.

P.S.: Meme pictures originated on discussion forums.

Wow. Wow. I thought their goal was to create a searchable repository of objective answers, not spam it up with useless bullshit.

In terms of nerd culture, I guess image macros are the new version of endlessly quoting Monty Python, except the internet memes weren't even funny the first time.

That meme post is (currently) the 6th answer down the list. If you managed to read through the first four detailed answers and are still looking for more, then I think a meme is fair enough.

Surprised me too, as I had popped it in there for a joke, mostly :-)