3 ms·

She was nine fucking years old. I am straining to maintain the notion of civility that HN demands, so I will only ask you this: what bent you to make you think

She was nine fucking years old. I am straining to maintain the notion of civility that HN demands, so I will only ask you this: what bent you to make you think this sort of thing is reasonable or okay or decent?

just_a_dev 8y ago
So blame her parents? Blame poverty if they couldn't move?
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
- sctb 8y ago
  Please stop posting unsubstantively. You've been doing it a lot, and eventually we ban accounts that won't follow the guidelines by posting thoughtfully and informatively. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - just_a_dev 8y ago
    Then ban me. This place is full of fluffed up "I am very smart" types who can't take a few opposing viewpoints. If you can't even have a differing opinion here, there's no fucking point to post here. If saying the girl died of asthma complications is controversial enough to be flagged and downvoted into oblivion, I don't want to be a part of this place. Besides what the fuck does this have to do with "hacker news" or anything technology related. This place has become a shell of what it once was due to shit quality politically motivated fluff like this post. Also, it's funny you dont post the same reply to the 10 other unthoughful and uninformative replies to me with the same comment. Adios.
    - dang 8y ago
      This has nothing to do with "differing opinions", only to do with your egregiously breaking the site guidelines. Since you don't seem to want to use HN as intended, I've banned the account. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
      - eropple 8y ago
        Thank you, Dan. Breadth of viewpoint is important, but I reject the notion that HN is somehow closed-minded because "perhaps it's the nine-year-old's fault?" gets a measure of incredulity.

just_a_dev 8y ago

So blame her parents? Blame poverty if they couldn't move?

deleted 8y ago
[deleted]
sctb 8y ago
Please stop posting unsubstantively. You've been doing it a lot, and eventually we ban accounts that won't follow the guidelines by posting thoughtfully and informatively. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- just_a_dev 8y ago
  Then ban me. This place is full of fluffed up "I am very smart" types who can't take a few opposing viewpoints. If you can't even have a differing opinion here, there's no fucking point to post here. If saying the girl died of asthma complications is controversial enough to be flagged and downvoted into oblivion, I don't want to be a part of this place. Besides what the fuck does this have to do with "hacker news" or anything technology related. This place has become a shell of what it once was due to shit quality politically motivated fluff like this post. Also, it's funny you dont post the same reply to the 10 other unthoughful and uninformative replies to me with the same comment. Adios.
  - dang 8y ago
    This has nothing to do with "differing opinions", only to do with your egregiously breaking the site guidelines. Since you don't seem to want to use HN as intended, I've banned the account. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
    - eropple 8y ago
      Thank you, Dan. Breadth of viewpoint is important, but I reject the notion that HN is somehow closed-minded because "perhaps it's the nine-year-old's fault?" gets a measure of incredulity.