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I read those links and as far as I see, I was confronting other folks who were breaking this rule- 'Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you

I read those links and as far as I see, I was confronting other folks who were breaking this rule- 'Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them. ' While adding a lot of new substance to a topic that breaks the mold of "port PyPy to Python3" and how to achieve those goals. Perhaps my tone was a little strong and regrettable. I did break this one by accident but mostly out of frustration to a substanceless post. I regret the error. 'Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downvote you or announce that you expect to get downvoted. '

dang 11y ago
Glad to see you calling attention to HN's anti-flamewar rule. You're right that it is an important one, and people unfortunately break it all the time. Still, a "confronting" response just makes things worse, and one violation of the HN guidelines doesn't justify another. It isn't easy to remain civil and substantive in response to comments that break the rules, especially when one is annoyed. I don't get it right all the time myself.