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I would have up voted you, if you hadn't used the term "cunt".

by berntb 17y ago

ErrantX 17y ago
As an aside (and purely for my own interest) is that because you consider that word particularly offensive - or just because of the whole tone of that p.s? I ask because I'm noticing that while people seem to care less and less about "fuck" in conversation they are caring more about that word. (this is a genuine interest by the way)
- berntb 17y ago
  I'd not react if someone used "fuck" as an expletive (depending on situation), but if someone called another in the discussion for "fucker", or similar. In sum: A curse is not high class, but might pass. A general insult to someone, because they disagreed, is much worse. (And I partly agree with the poster, if someone disagrees I'd like a motivated comment. A vote up/down is just frustrating; what can I learn? [Edit: But to vote up/down to show you're (dis)agreeing is the culture on HN, it seems. So I accept that.]) Disclaimer: I'm not a native English speaker, but afaik "cunt" is quite offensive.
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    Gotcha. That makes sense :-) (and yeh I agree with the rest of what you say)
andrewcooke 17y ago
you're confusing me with someone that cares. at this point, for me, voting here is for groupthink. if people want to that signal i'm not part of "the gang", fine - that's been the way it's been for most of my life. as for this thread, there are plenty more where i am not down-voted without explanations and i'll be polite to the people in those.
- berntb 17y ago
  >>you're confusing me with someone that cares. You wrote a reasoned discussion about a subject filled with propaganda and locked positions in your whole hemisphere; please give me people that don't care. But, for Fuck's sake, keep a minimum of politeness -- especially in sensitive subjects like this. They are degenerated enough as they are before any keyboards are touched. Edit: To be clear -- the f word was a bit of a joke, considering what I criticized. Enough of this, I've written all I can add.

I would have up voted you, if you hadn't used the term "cunt".

by berntb 17y ago

I would have up voted you, if you hadn't used the term "cunt".

As an aside (and purely for my own interest) is that because you consider that word particularly offensive - or just because of the whole tone of that p.s? I ask because I'm noticing that while people seem to care less and less about "fuck" in conversation they are caring more about that word. (this is a genuine interest by the way)

berntb 17y ago
I'd not react if someone used "fuck" as an expletive (depending on situation), but if someone called another in the discussion for "fucker", or similar. In sum: A curse is not high class, but might pass. A general insult to someone, because they disagreed, is much worse. (And I partly agree with the poster, if someone disagrees I'd like a motivated comment. A vote up/down is just frustrating; what can I learn? [Edit: But to vote up/down to show you're (dis)agreeing is the culture on HN, it seems. So I accept that.]) Disclaimer: I'm not a native English speaker, but afaik "cunt" is quite offensive.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Gotcha. That makes sense :-) (and yeh I agree with the rest of what you say)

andrewcooke 17y ago

you're confusing me with someone that cares. at this point, for me, voting here is for groupthink. if people want to that signal i'm not part of "the gang", fine - that's been the way it's been for most of my life. as for this thread, there are plenty more where i am not down-voted without explanations and i'll be polite to the people in those.

berntb 17y ago
>>you're confusing me with someone that cares. You wrote a reasoned discussion about a subject filled with propaganda and locked positions in your whole hemisphere; please give me people that don't care. But, for Fuck's sake, keep a minimum of politeness -- especially in sensitive subjects like this. They are degenerated enough as they are before any keyboards are touched. Edit: To be clear -- the f word was a bit of a joke, considering what I criticized. Enough of this, I've written all I can add.