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I wrote a reply, deleted it, walked away from the computer, thought about what I wanted to say, and am writing this. I appreciate your guidelines and what HN i
by moate 9y ago
I wrote a reply, deleted it, walked away from the computer, thought about what I wanted to say, and am writing this.
I appreciate your guidelines and what HN is trying to do with its comment section. I enjoy the discourse here and I feel that it's one of the better places for discussion on the web. I also fully acknowledge that I have here, and in other comments, gone against the guidelines. Finally I recognize that you are an authority on this site and are attempting to correct behavior you find problematic/potentially leading to a deterioration of the level of conversation you're trying to curate here.
I still stand by my Allcaps(Tm) usage here. I will try to keep it to a minimum. Sometimes the proper response is yelling. Also, correlation is not causation.
Edit: Also, if italics are used for emphasis, which is interpreted as yelling/voice change, I see literally no difference except your opinion on how people should designate yelling. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE vs I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! just feels like the comment section version of Tabs VS Spaces.
- c22 9y agoI think the problem is the yelling itself, not how it's designated. That is to say, if you simply replaced all caps with italics but were still intending to invoke the feeling of yelling (which I consider distinct from emphasis) then your comment would be in violation of the spirit of the guidelines. The all caps are just a red flag.