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Calling people shills without proof is not an honest argument. Sometimes people just have different views. I downvote those comments because they're unsubstan
by SquareWheel 7y ago
Calling people shills without proof is not an honest argument. Sometimes people just have different views. I downvote those comments because they're unsubstantiated and needlessly pessimistic. Mozilla is still one of the better organizations out there.
- enriquto 7y agoAs author of the original "pessimistic" comment, I want to say that I agree 100% with you. Mozilla is indeed the most important free software project today. Thus, I am very sad and pessimistic when they exhibit subpar behavior such as this.
- rgrieselhuber 7y agoGiven the HN guidelines on this, I’ll lay off on the specific type of comment I made. (Although it’s quite a normal thing to notice and point out in other communities). However, precisely because of the importance projects like Mozilla and browser technology in general, I think it is perfectly reasonable to expect the highest standard of behavior. I personally have concerns about certain aspects of their activities (not related to downvoting) in recent years and am well within my rights to express them.
- pcunite 7y agoAnd Mozilla should respect your rights, that is, after all what they claim to champion.
- saagarjha 7y agoYou are well within your rights to express your criticisms of the project, but claiming bad faith with no evidence to back it isn't.
- rgrieselhuber 7y agoWhat I observed would not be an instance of bad faith.