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I'm happy to debate the intersection of technology and politics here. But not pure politics. This community has an identity and norms and topics that are and ar
by jbyers 10y ago
I'm happy to debate the intersection of technology and politics here. But not pure politics. This community has an identity and norms and topics that are and aren't in scope.
An alternative would be to use the same software, same group of passionate people to start the discussion, and the backing of Y Combinator in a different forum with a different identity, norms, etc.
I'm also happy to be wrong / downvoted. It's for the community to decide, but it has to be a choice.
- zzleeper 10y agoI agree that ultimately the forum reflects the joint will of both YC the company and its users. For instance, a bird-watching forum might have a a strict ban on anything not related to birds, while the YC ban on politics is softer. What I don't like at all is people abusing flagging. You can flag any new article with ~4 votes, so less than a handful of active users can shape what we end up discussing.