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In what way is it off topic? It directly addresses the point raised in the comment it is replying to.

• sctb 10y ago
  When discussing controversial topics on Hacker News, we need to cleave to the topic at hand (weighing passengers for air travel, in this case) to avoid the threads degrading because of the already-heightened sensitivity. You can sometimes tell if you haven't succeeded by whether the ensuing subthread becomes about something else. It has here, predictably. Additionally, you've brought up specific topics of controversy which you've addressed several times before on this site without anything new to say about them. This is not in keeping with the guideline that asks us not to introduce classic flamewar topics.
  • yummyfajitas 10y ago
    You could have just said "hecklers veto" rather than "off topic". Would have been less confusing. I was confused because comment is pretty specifically on topic - it's directly illustrating why the ethics of height discrimination are not simple.
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    • dang 10y ago
      Scott's traveling, but asked me to reply with "on reflection, that seems fair" and to take off the offtopic penalty. So I've done that.
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