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No matter what we're replying to, the guidelines ask that we don't do this: > Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuin
by sctb 10y ago
No matter what we're replying to, the guidelines ask that we don't do this:
> Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- nnfy 10y agoThis is exactly the kind of dangerous censorship which I am alluding to. We label certain topics as simply "forbidden" and then the appearance is that they are settled and anyone with an alternative opinion is wrong. And for the record, this arguably is genuinely new content, because the "alt-right" is a recent epithet due jour with other connotations. This is a contemporary social issue which is currently evolving and should not be censored.
- sctb 10y agoUsers flagged the comment because it violates the guidelines, which is how this site works. The way to avoid this is to not violate the guidelines, which in this case would mean increasing the information-to-inflammation ratio in your comment significantly. This is asked of every commenter, no matter what opinion they're expressing or "side" they're on.