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oh look a troll, using a brand new account too, what a great way to add to the conversation.

provoc 10y ago
Baselessly accusing others of trolling isn't exactly a stellar addition to the conversation. Sometimes an echo chamber, as HN often is on the subject of piracy and copyright, needs the occasional dissenting comment to add diversity to the conversation.
- celticninja 10y ago
  You are correct it is not. However it is not baseless in this case. You create a brand new account, called "provoc“ then make a deliberately provocative statement. You are a troll perhaps you just haven't realised it yet.
  - provoc 10y ago
    May I direct you to the HN comment guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling." Please engage with the substance of comments rather than accusing others of trolling. It was indeed a provocative comment given the unfortunate HN zeitgeist on torrenting and piracy, but accusations of being a 'troll' are overly negative and insulting.
    - collyw 10y ago
      troll
spriggan3 10y ago
> oh look a troll, using a brand new account too, what a great way to add to the conversation. Calm down, we're not on reddit. Having a different opinion doesn't make one a troll.
- celticninja 10y ago
  I agree, and I have no problem with people having different opinions and stating them. However it is a brand new account and the handle is "provoc“ so I think I am pretty safe in my assertion that this account was created to troll. I bet it is not active this time next month.
- deleted 10y ago
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- omginternets 10y ago
  His handle is literally "provoc". He's outright telling us that he's a troll.
  - provoc 10y ago
    Just because my comments challenge the rigid dogma of the pro-piracy horde, does not mean they are a 'troll'. I had hoped HN would be more open-minded.
sctb 10y ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12230914 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12230914 and marked it off-topic. If you're right about the account being a troll, then this is feeding it. If you're wrong, it's off-topic.

Baselessly accusing others of trolling isn't exactly a stellar addition to the conversation. Sometimes an echo chamber, as HN often is on the subject of piracy and copyright, needs the occasional dissenting comment to add diversity to the conversation.

celticninja 10y ago
You are correct it is not. However it is not baseless in this case. You create a brand new account, called "provoc“ then make a deliberately provocative statement. You are a troll perhaps you just haven't realised it yet.
- provoc 10y ago
  May I direct you to the HN comment guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that are mere name-calling." Please engage with the substance of comments rather than accusing others of trolling. It was indeed a provocative comment given the unfortunate HN zeitgeist on torrenting and piracy, but accusations of being a 'troll' are overly negative and insulting.
  - collyw 10y ago
    troll

spriggan3 10y ago

> oh look a troll, using a brand new account too, what a great way to add to the conversation. Calm down, we're not on reddit. Having a different opinion doesn't make one a troll.

celticninja 10y ago
I agree, and I have no problem with people having different opinions and stating them. However it is a brand new account and the handle is "provoc“ so I think I am pretty safe in my assertion that this account was created to troll. I bet it is not active this time next month.
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omginternets 10y ago
His handle is literally "provoc". He's outright telling us that he's a troll.
- provoc 10y ago
  Just because my comments challenge the rigid dogma of the pro-piracy horde, does not mean they are a 'troll'. I had hoped HN would be more open-minded.

sctb 10y ago

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12230914 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12230914 and marked it off-topic. If you're right about the account being a troll, then this is feeding it. If you're wrong, it's off-topic.