3 ms·
Please don't do this on Hacker News. It doesn't pass muster for civility and substantiveness and it tends to raise the level of antagonism, which isn't what we
by sctb 10y ago
Please don't do this on Hacker News. It doesn't pass muster for civility and substantiveness and it tends to raise the level of antagonism, which isn't what we want.
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590238 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590238 and marked it off-topic.
- devopsproject 10y agoSo they can spread obvious lies about a right wing hack but I am the bad guy for calling it out?
- sctb 10y agoNo matter what we're replying to, we have the responsibility to remain thoughtful and charitable so that we can have the kind of civil and interesting discussion we're all here for. Assuming that other users are intentionally making false statements is like a short to ground of sorts—it takes a thread straight down no matter what other more interesting threads we might've had instead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity). You're also not the bad guy, we can't moderate everything and it doesn't mean that other participants in the thread are exemplary.
- devopsproject 10y agoAppreciate your response, a better tactic would have been more effective. Thank you.