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The guidelines say "avoid bringing up flame bait unless you've something new to say." I think a better guideline might be "avoid just expressing your opinion u
by mbrock 11y ago
The guidelines say "avoid bringing up flame bait unless you've something new to say."
I think a better guideline might be "avoid just expressing your opinion unless you can make it both polite and interesting."
- tptacek 11y agoThat's a much better guideline. The reason I think it won't be adopted is that HN's moderators feel like "make it polite" is already a guideline.