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That's not really that easy. Most IP ranges of my home connection are banned. I mostly comment using my mobile. And then most of the time when I write a comment

That's not really that easy. Most IP ranges of my home connection are banned. I mostly comment using my mobile. And then most of the time when I write a comment it's already dead automatically on page refresh. So I usually comment in incognito mode so there's no cookies or passwords I can save. What I'm saying is: maybe that's his case and dismissing his arguments because he can't use a normal account is silly.

tptacek 10y ago
That's not what I'm doing. I haven't dismissed any arguments. I'm electing not to have a debate with someone who refuses to sign any single name to all their comments in the discussion. That's an eminently reasonable boundary to have, but even if it wasn't, it's my boundary.
- bsusuabwbw 10y ago
  But you know it's him, so the user name hardly matters. You're just being picky.
  - tptacek 10y ago
    No, I'm not. Like a lot of people here, I put up with a mountain of nonsense and bad-faith commenting. I've had debates with "several people" simultaneously that were certainly individuals with sockpuppets. I've had sockpuppets refer to their other sockpuppets distant past comments as public support for their views. I've responded civilly and substantively to almost all of them. I've outed none of them. Here's where I draw the line. Sorry if that bothers you, but if it does, you're wrong, not me. Nobody needs to earn their boundaries and nobody is entitled to a response from anyone else here. But even if that wasn't the case, I'd've more than earned my boundaries a long time ago.
grzm 10y ago
Most IP ranges of my home connection are banned. [On mobile] when I write a comment it's already dead automatically on page refresh. Have you contacted the mods to see why these might be the case? If you're using HN relatively often, I suggest joining the community by using a persistent username.
- bsusuabwbw 10y ago
  I'm a fascist and most of my political comments are deemed "trolling" by dang (the other guy doesn't really seem to care much) and he's taken the time to ban all my IP ranges. I'm not interested in talking to him about it and I'll keep posting anyway. People almost never care about my account being new when I comment at all so this works for me. Thanks for your suggestion though.
  - grzm 10y ago
    Thanks for an honest answer. I'd be interested in seeing examples of what's gotten you banned, if you'd care to share. In my experience it's been for behavior and tone more often than not, but I know that can sometimes be a matter of perspective.

tptacek 10y ago

That's not what I'm doing. I haven't dismissed any arguments. I'm electing not to have a debate with someone who refuses to sign any single name to all their comments in the discussion. That's an eminently reasonable boundary to have, but even if it wasn't, it's my boundary.

bsusuabwbw 10y ago
But you know it's him, so the user name hardly matters. You're just being picky.
- tptacek 10y ago
  No, I'm not. Like a lot of people here, I put up with a mountain of nonsense and bad-faith commenting. I've had debates with "several people" simultaneously that were certainly individuals with sockpuppets. I've had sockpuppets refer to their other sockpuppets distant past comments as public support for their views. I've responded civilly and substantively to almost all of them. I've outed none of them. Here's where I draw the line. Sorry if that bothers you, but if it does, you're wrong, not me. Nobody needs to earn their boundaries and nobody is entitled to a response from anyone else here. But even if that wasn't the case, I'd've more than earned my boundaries a long time ago.

grzm 10y ago

Most IP ranges of my home connection are banned. [On mobile] when I write a comment it's already dead automatically on page refresh. Have you contacted the mods to see why these might be the case? If you're using HN relatively often, I suggest joining the community by using a persistent username.

bsusuabwbw 10y ago
I'm a fascist and most of my political comments are deemed "trolling" by dang (the other guy doesn't really seem to care much) and he's taken the time to ban all my IP ranges. I'm not interested in talking to him about it and I'll keep posting anyway. People almost never care about my account being new when I comment at all so this works for me. Thanks for your suggestion though.
- grzm 10y ago
  Thanks for an honest answer. I'd be interested in seeing examples of what's gotten you banned, if you'd care to share. In my experience it's been for behavior and tone more often than not, but I know that can sometimes be a matter of perspective.