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If you keep making comments like this one, which is in a totally inappropriate style, you will end up being silently banned from HN (I mean that this sometimes
by logicallee 11y ago
If you keep making comments like this one, which is in a totally inappropriate style, you will end up being silently banned from HN (I mean that this sometimes happens, I didn't downvote you); which is a shame judging from your other brief and on-point comments. This really isn't reddit.
- dingo_bat 11y agoWhat is inappropriate about the style? This is a genuine question. I am not a native speaker and I think I might be missing something that is obvious to you.
- niyazpk 11y ago"Paul Graham does not know shit about writing" is inappropriate. It is not something (I hope) you would say to someones face. We should not lose our civility just because we can be anonymous here. Also, >> Not one mention of Strunk and White: "Elements of Style" in a piece about writing? Is it a reasonable expectation that every article about writing should mention "Elements of Style"? If one article doesn't mention it, is it reasonable to imply that the author "does not know shit about writing"?