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appears to affect almost every department of the nonprofit organization, including the magazine, which the society has published since just after its founding i

appears to affect almost every department of the nonprofit organization, including the magazine, which the society has published since just after its founding in 1888. The reduction also will affect people who work for the National Geographic Channel, the most profitable part of the organization. Several people in the channel’s fact-checking department, for example, were terminated on Tuesday, employees said. The department that obviously didn't help you craft your question...

celticninja 11y ago
I don't understand your point. Perhaps you could make it more clear rather than hide behind sarcasm. The article uses the word 'will' indicating a future tense to the layoffs i.e. they have not yet occurred. It then goes on to mention that the fact-checking department had employees terminated on tuesday, past-tense. Thus indicating they had already been laid off and others would follow. No other department is mentioned with regard to having already been terminated. If I have misunderstood your point please clarify. Edit: so igetspam has not responded but I immediately went to - 1 which indicates to me that igetspam is using multiple accounts to down vote commenter that disagree with him. I'm. Not sure if this is against the rules but it indicates the type of person that igetspam is. The score has changed now but my point stands that igetspam is a vote manipulator.
- spikels 11y ago
  I'm pretty sure you are getting downvotes because your original comment was needless political snark. Now you are making baseless accusations of "vote manipulation". Please don't do this here.
  - celticninja 11y ago
    So political snark is synonymous with making an observation now is it. I mention vote manipulation because it was very apparent that is what igotspam had done. I care not for meaningless points but when people use multiple accounts to further their own point it is disingenuous and serves the community to highlight this sort of behaviour so others do not waste time interacting with him.
    - zeveb 11y ago
      > So political snark is synonymous with making an observation now is it. [sic] a) you didn't make an observation, you asked a question b) it was a snarky question c) they're laying off folks from, according to the article, 'almost every department of the nonprofit organization' > I mention vote manipulation because it was very apparent that is what igotspam had done. Or, y'know, thousands of people read HN and some large number of them think that you're off-base.
    - DanBC 11y ago
      Accusing people of vote manipulation probably violates the guidelines. If you actually think someone is manipulating the votes (eg with dual accounts) you should email the mods and let them know. They seem receptive to that kind of thing. In this case it seems unlikely that you've been downvoted by one person with two accounts. Downvotes are sometimes accidental; and incorrect or unfair downvotes are often corrected. But accusing people of bad faith downvotes is a sure way to attract more downvotes.
- arbitrage 11y ago
  HN is not reddit. People downvote when you write useless comments. Get over it.

celticninja 11y ago

I don't understand your point. Perhaps you could make it more clear rather than hide behind sarcasm. The article uses the word 'will' indicating a future tense to the layoffs i.e. they have not yet occurred. It then goes on to mention that the fact-checking department had employees terminated on tuesday, past-tense. Thus indicating they had already been laid off and others would follow. No other department is mentioned with regard to having already been terminated. If I have misunderstood your point please clarify. Edit: so igetspam has not responded but I immediately went to - 1 which indicates to me that igetspam is using multiple accounts to down vote commenter that disagree with him. I'm. Not sure if this is against the rules but it indicates the type of person that igetspam is. The score has changed now but my point stands that igetspam is a vote manipulator.

spikels 11y ago
I'm pretty sure you are getting downvotes because your original comment was needless political snark. Now you are making baseless accusations of "vote manipulation". Please don't do this here.
- celticninja 11y ago
  So political snark is synonymous with making an observation now is it. I mention vote manipulation because it was very apparent that is what igotspam had done. I care not for meaningless points but when people use multiple accounts to further their own point it is disingenuous and serves the community to highlight this sort of behaviour so others do not waste time interacting with him.
  - zeveb 11y ago
    > So political snark is synonymous with making an observation now is it. [sic] a) you didn't make an observation, you asked a question b) it was a snarky question c) they're laying off folks from, according to the article, 'almost every department of the nonprofit organization' > I mention vote manipulation because it was very apparent that is what igotspam had done. Or, y'know, thousands of people read HN and some large number of them think that you're off-base.
  - DanBC 11y ago
    Accusing people of vote manipulation probably violates the guidelines. If you actually think someone is manipulating the votes (eg with dual accounts) you should email the mods and let them know. They seem receptive to that kind of thing. In this case it seems unlikely that you've been downvoted by one person with two accounts. Downvotes are sometimes accidental; and incorrect or unfair downvotes are often corrected. But accusing people of bad faith downvotes is a sure way to attract more downvotes.
arbitrage 11y ago
HN is not reddit. People downvote when you write useless comments. Get over it.