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> Being judged and vilified by people who don't know you is what happens to public figures Nope. I don't judge and vilify people that I don't know, I judge th

> Being judged and vilified by people who don't know you is what happens to public figures Nope. I don't judge and vilify people that I don't know, I judge their opinions. In this case Stallman's opinion were completely rational, he's been judged for who he is and his past, by people that didn't know him super charged by people who knew him and held a grudge against him. It's called character assassination. Or mob. > If your behavior brings disrepute on the organizations you represent Is the FSF stops bringing dispute, it becomes useless. If FSF doesn't challenge the status quo or what's considered taboo, what is it good for? It's not a marketing agency that need people to buy the product even if the product sucks, it's a no profit org that needs people believing in the cause, especially when it's hard.

dang 7y ago
We've banned this account for using HN primarily for political and ideological battle. That is against the site guidelines and destroys the curiosity that this site exists for, regardless of what you're fighting for or against. Please don't create accounts to break HN's guidelines with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- lostjohnny 7y ago
  > We've banned this account for using HN primarily for political and ideological battle WHAT? FSF means Free Software Foundation, Free as in Free speech, IT IS POLITICAL! What the heck are you talking about?
  - dang 7y ago
    I'm talking about your account history. It's against the site guidelines to use HN primarily for posting in political and ideological arguments. Would you please re-read them and not create accounts to break them with? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - lostjohnny 7y ago
      Without even issuing a warning? This account was created a year and half ago, I may have written a little over 200 comments (it's one every 3 days average) and I have just posted more recently in light of the events regarding Stallman, which I admire since the middle 90s. Is this really policing or just plain and simple censorship? > and not create accounts to break them with? What do you mean?

dang 7y ago

We've banned this account for using HN primarily for political and ideological battle. That is against the site guidelines and destroys the curiosity that this site exists for, regardless of what you're fighting for or against. Please don't create accounts to break HN's guidelines with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

lostjohnny 7y ago
> We've banned this account for using HN primarily for political and ideological battle WHAT? FSF means Free Software Foundation, Free as in Free speech, IT IS POLITICAL! What the heck are you talking about?
- dang 7y ago
  I'm talking about your account history. It's against the site guidelines to use HN primarily for posting in political and ideological arguments. Would you please re-read them and not create accounts to break them with? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - lostjohnny 7y ago
    Without even issuing a warning? This account was created a year and half ago, I may have written a little over 200 comments (it's one every 3 days average) and I have just posted more recently in light of the events regarding Stallman, which I admire since the middle 90s. Is this really policing or just plain and simple censorship? > and not create accounts to break them with? What do you mean?