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By the numbers, bathtubs consistently kill more americans than terrorists have in the last several decades. It's not about the numbers, it's all about not bein

by cfv 7y ago

By the numbers, bathtubs consistently kill more americans than terrorists have in the last several decades. It's not about the numbers, it's all about not being an absolute disgrace while handling the topic.

ng12 7y ago
If your political beliefs change based on how their presented I don't think they're very firmly held.
- cfv 7y ago
  // @see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21052134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21052134
  - ng12 7y ago
    Your above post was awfully inflammatory for someone not interested in discussion.
    - mieseratte 7y ago
      Did the moderators take a vacation or something? This whole thread is a raging flame war.
      - Stratoscope 7y ago
        There are only two moderators, so I hope they can be forgiven for being late on a thread here or there. I suggest you do as I did and flag the offensive flamebait comments. You need to click through to each individual comment (the nnn hours/minutes ago links) to see the flag link. I think you also need some minimum karma/reputation but don't know the specific number.
        mieseratte 7y ago
        > There are only two moderators, so I hope they can be forgiven for missing a thread here or there. Never did figure out, are dang and scbt doing this on some kind of part-time / volunteer basis? > I suggest you do as I did and flag the offensive flamebait comments. Did hours ago...
        Stratoscope 7y ago
        The New Yorker had a really nice article about Dan and Scott a few weeks ago - recommended reading! https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... From the article: "Gackle and Bell are the only Y Combinator employees working on the site. In addition to moderating it, they maintain its technical infrastructure." On the flagging, you may not see anything happen for some time after you flag a comment - or sometimes you may find that your flag was the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back" and the comment immediately changes to [flagged] [dead].
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by cfv 7y ago

ng12 7y ago

If your political beliefs change based on how their presented I don't think they're very firmly held.

cfv 7y ago
// @see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21052134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21052134
- ng12 7y ago
  Your above post was awfully inflammatory for someone not interested in discussion.
  - mieseratte 7y ago
    Did the moderators take a vacation or something? This whole thread is a raging flame war.
    - Stratoscope 7y ago
      There are only two moderators, so I hope they can be forgiven for being late on a thread here or there. I suggest you do as I did and flag the offensive flamebait comments. You need to click through to each individual comment (the nnn hours/minutes ago links) to see the flag link. I think you also need some minimum karma/reputation but don't know the specific number.
      - mieseratte 7y ago
        > There are only two moderators, so I hope they can be forgiven for missing a thread here or there. Never did figure out, are dang and scbt doing this on some kind of part-time / volunteer basis? > I suggest you do as I did and flag the offensive flamebait comments. Did hours ago...
        Stratoscope 7y ago
        The New Yorker had a really nice article about Dan and Scott a few weeks ago - recommended reading! https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... From the article: "Gackle and Bell are the only Y Combinator employees working on the site. In addition to moderating it, they maintain its technical infrastructure." On the flagging, you may not see anything happen for some time after you flag a comment - or sometimes you may find that your flag was the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back" and the comment immediately changes to [flagged] [dead].
    - deleted 7y ago
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