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Honest argument about these issues is no longer possible on HN or elsewhere on the Net. People immediately move into ideological formations and the rational con
by pointillistic 8y ago
Honest argument about these issues is no longer possible on HN or elsewhere on the Net. People immediately move into ideological formations and the rational conversation falls away. The down-votes and up-votes have nothing to do with content or even the subject but only with the perceived team. I would ban politically charged conversation on HN, if this was up to me.
- mrep 8y agoI don't know about ban, but an automated mechanism which removes up/downvoting anytime their are too many in a thread sounds like a good option to me.
- Tomte 8y agoSo that emotionally charged threads become pure shitshows? That's a really bad idea. It would be better to delete the thread then.
- mercer 8y agoIf we're going to ban people, I propose we start banning users who post whiny, pointless comments first.