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citation needed

• OJFord 7y ago
  Maybe you're right, but your comment is less helpful or interesting to other readers than GP's however few citations it has. > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • ptah 7y ago
    ok, should i say something like: i would like to see evidence of this outrageous statement?
    • Veen 7y ago
      You could provide evidence that the statement is outrageous or mistaken. Technically, the burden is on the parent to explain themselves, but that's always true and readers are capable of assessing the comment and its (lack of) evidence without a content-free two-word demand from you. See Rob Aley's comment above for a better approach.
    • nothrabannosir 7y ago
      Yes, because it surfaces the opinion that the claim was outrageous, which it wasn’t. Subsidising fossil fuels in a time of overwhelming evidence for the need to curtail carbon emissions is outrageous. Suggesting a political talking point might have a gotcha, with a request for correction, isn’t. Unless of course you have evidence to the contrary, yourself. In which case: could you please provide that? This is what’s annoying about the endemic “citation needed” pox on HN. This is not an encyclopaedia, it’s a discussion forum. If you have something to share: share it. If not, please don’t pretend other people have to do your homework.
    • 2T1Qka0rEiPr 7y ago
      Added some citations. My comment also included "please correct me if I'm wrong", so I'm really not sure what part of my statement was outrageous?