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No one commenting here are part of the anti-science folks and you're unlikely to find them on HC. Meanwhile /u/searine is a well-known reddit mod for /r/GMO and

by Melk 10y ago

No one commenting here are part of the anti-science folks and you're unlikely to find them on HC. Meanwhile /u/searine is a well-known reddit mod for /r/GMO and his argumentative style of writing isn't new either. IMHO it's people like him who give the industry a bad name.

davidw 10y ago
HN is pretty big these days. There are plenty of anti-science folks of various kinds.
searine 10y ago
> Meanwhile /u/searine is a well-known reddit mod for /r/GMO You flatter me. But seriously. Stop by https://www.reddit.com/r/gmo https://www.reddit.com/r/gmo . We actually try to be very inclusive of all opinions. So few people are interested in this topic that we really love to have everyone there. Usually its just kids asking for help on school projects... >his argumentative style of writing isn't new either. IMHO it's people like him who give the industry a bad name. See here's the thing. I know I won't ever change the mind of anti-science true believers. As a scientist, I've had to deal with climate change deniers, creationists, anti-vaxxers, and anti-gmo kooks. To me they are a lost cause. However, I can impact how the audience views them. I may be crass, but I cite my sources, and I expose poor arguments. Deal with it.
- davidw 10y ago
  > I may be crass One of the guidelines we have on HN that works well is: pretend like you're saying something to someone in person. You could certainly state a strong opinion that way, but it's less likely that most people would be outright rude and vulgar about it. I think your're on firm enough ground, scientifically, that you can state things strongly without being crass.
- scott_s 10y ago
  I'm glad you're here and, as an expert in the field, able and willing to explain why an article has poor scientific reporting. But, I agree with davidw: we take the guidelines seriously. Please consider them when responding: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
tptacek 10y ago
These kinds of arguments may have force on Reddit, but they're verboten on HN. You need to engage the argument itself and not try to dredge things up about the arguer.

by Melk 10y ago

davidw 10y ago

HN is pretty big these days. There are plenty of anti-science folks of various kinds.

searine 10y ago

> Meanwhile /u/searine is a well-known reddit mod for /r/GMO You flatter me. But seriously. Stop by https://www.reddit.com/r/gmo https://www.reddit.com/r/gmo . We actually try to be very inclusive of all opinions. So few people are interested in this topic that we really love to have everyone there. Usually its just kids asking for help on school projects... >his argumentative style of writing isn't new either. IMHO it's people like him who give the industry a bad name. See here's the thing. I know I won't ever change the mind of anti-science true believers. As a scientist, I've had to deal with climate change deniers, creationists, anti-vaxxers, and anti-gmo kooks. To me they are a lost cause. However, I can impact how the audience views them. I may be crass, but I cite my sources, and I expose poor arguments. Deal with it.

davidw 10y ago
> I may be crass One of the guidelines we have on HN that works well is: pretend like you're saying something to someone in person. You could certainly state a strong opinion that way, but it's less likely that most people would be outright rude and vulgar about it. I think your're on firm enough ground, scientifically, that you can state things strongly without being crass.
scott_s 10y ago
I'm glad you're here and, as an expert in the field, able and willing to explain why an article has poor scientific reporting. But, I agree with davidw: we take the guidelines seriously. Please consider them when responding: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

tptacek 10y ago

These kinds of arguments may have force on Reddit, but they're verboten on HN. You need to engage the argument itself and not try to dredge things up about the arguer.