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If there's a difference, it's one that doesn't bring the comment within the guidelines. They don't just ask us not to call people names, they ask us not to call

by sctb 10y ago

If there's a difference, it's one that doesn't bring the comment within the guidelines. They don't just ask us not to call people names, they ask us not to call names at all: > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

feld 10y ago
Alright let me replay this conversation: Post: > the free market is broken. I have a choice between two providers but one is a slight inconvenience for me to have installed so I refuse to use it. YC Approved© Reply: > the free market is not broken. 🆒
- dang 10y ago
  This evades the point. The point is that you can't post things like "You're just being a prick" to Hacker News. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't do it again.
  - feld 10y ago
    I did not evade the point. You are choosing to to ignore it. This comment is well within HN guidelines.