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Thanks for pointing out the username. Personally, I can see what he's talking about. This is the last thread drew commented on: http://news.ycombinator.com/ite

• tptacek 16y ago
  You're referring to: Since you've simply flat-out contradicted a research paper with nothing more than assertion, I find it unlikely your upvotes represent anything more than a set of people who found their preconceptions tickled by your post. Do you have any sort of actual other study to back you point up, or are you just stating your own biases? I am not sympathetic to the notion that this is an unreasonable nasty comment, given some of the arguments I've found myself embroiled in on HN recently. I'm not arguing with Drew, though. He's an interesting guy, and he doesn't like commenting here anymore, and that's a shame --- though, again, talking about colonialism on HN is not a good way to moderate your blood pressure.
  • qeorge 16y ago
    The issue I take with that comment is that its peppered with phrases that do nothing to add to the discussion, but rather to make the parent poster feel dumb. For example: "From the article you seem to be replying to" "Since you've simply flat-out contradicted a research paper with nothing more than assertion," The person he's attacking made a simple statement (perhaps factually incorrect), and the guy jumped all over him. Its not a particularly egregious case, and certainly not uncommon, but I surmise that it exemplifies the authors complaint.