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Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.
by gyardley 16y ago
Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.
http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
The post was probably killed because enough people felt it fell under this, not because of 'extremist political positions'. I just read the article, and I would've flagged it myself.
Also, I'd avoid describing people who disagree with you as 'extremists' and just deal with their arguments.
- arijo 16y agoI would deal with their arguments but the post was killed before I had a chance - and I would avoid flagging a post just because it doesn't match my political view of the world.
- mindcrime 16y agoI flag (some) political stories, not because they disagree with my worldview, but because the guidelines say they're offtopic. <shrug /> If people want to talk politics, there are plenty of forums for that. /r/politics on reddit being a good example. But I don't flag something just because it's political. If there's something about it that makes it seem like it would be of particular interest to HN readers, I leave it be.
- ljf 16y agoI read the article and found it interesting (even tweeted it). I think it sits happily here: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity Was a very interesting story, looking at a very modern phenomenon, that impacts all our lives.