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I think that insults combined with actual arguments are worse than plain insults, because the latter are easy to ignore. The only trolls that ever got to me we
by 10ren 16y ago
I think that insults combined with actual arguments are worse than plain insults, because the latter are easy to ignore.
The only trolls that ever got to me were the ones that combined them.
Also, the guidelines are quite clear on shortening responses (http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html - bottom of frontpage):
> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
- ugh 16y agoInsults are unfortunate. I thought I was quite clear on that?
- 10ren 16y agoI read you as saying that insults are unfortunate, but that insults + actual arguments are better than insults alone. Did you not mean that? I was saying that insults + actual arguments are worse than insults alone.
- ugh 16y agoI do think that insults with actual arguments are better than insults alone, yep.