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I didn't find it offensive, but it did come across as childish and ignorant, and therefore I stopped reading at that first word. Opening a discussion by laughin

I didn't find it offensive, but it did come across as childish and ignorant, and therefore I stopped reading at that first word. Opening a discussion by laughing in the face of the other person (or group of people in this case) reeks of ignorance, even if the person doing so is actually an expert.

striking 11y ago
If the poster wants to be taken seriously, that's his or her choice. But however ignorant and childish it is, it's still something someone could say "in a face-to-face conversation" as per the rules. I'm not arguing this was a nice thing to say, I'm arguing it shouldn't disappear. We have the power to downvote people when they say things that don't fit in the community but pass a very basic civility guideline. Comments that aren't substantive should disappear. Comments potentially with some meat but offensively presented should just be downvoted, in my opinion.
- tptacek 11y ago
  This is normally the case on HN, but it isn't the case on "Show HN's". The special "Show HN" guidelines were introduced by 'dang in a thread about a year ago; you should track that thread down and read the whole thing for context, or just take my word for it. :) I don't generally want to be the HN rules police, but this particular rule is a very good one, which took the site some time to be adopted, and I think it's worth speaking up for.
- morganvachon 11y ago
  > I'm not arguing this was a nice thing to say, I'm arguing it shouldn't disappear. Note that I didn't call for it to be censored or even modded down, I said I stopped reading it because I felt it was a childish response to a serious issue. It seems you somehow inferred that I felt it should "disappear", but I don't feel that way. I simply choose not to read the rest of it, which hurts no one's feelings.

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I didn't find it offensive, but it did come across as childish and ignorant, and therefore I stopped reading at that first word. Opening a discussion by laughin

by morganvachon 11y ago

striking 11y ago
If the poster wants to be taken seriously, that's his or her choice. But however ignorant and childish it is, it's still something someone could say "in a face-to-face conversation" as per the rules. I'm not arguing this was a nice thing to say, I'm arguing it shouldn't disappear. We have the power to downvote people when they say things that don't fit in the community but pass a very basic civility guideline. Comments that aren't substantive should disappear. Comments potentially with some meat but offensively presented should just be downvoted, in my opinion.
- tptacek 11y ago
  This is normally the case on HN, but it isn't the case on "Show HN's". The special "Show HN" guidelines were introduced by 'dang in a thread about a year ago; you should track that thread down and read the whole thing for context, or just take my word for it. :) I don't generally want to be the HN rules police, but this particular rule is a very good one, which took the site some time to be adopted, and I think it's worth speaking up for.
- morganvachon 11y ago
  > I'm not arguing this was a nice thing to say, I'm arguing it shouldn't disappear. Note that I didn't call for it to be censored or even modded down, I said I stopped reading it because I felt it was a childish response to a serious issue. It seems you somehow inferred that I felt it should "disappear", but I don't feel that way. I simply choose not to read the rest of it, which hurts no one's feelings.