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You dont have any right for tone policing. And i find your comment extremely offensive.

dang 7y ago
I'm a moderator here; it's my job to prevent this site from destroying itself, which is what subthreads like this converge to. I said "all" as a way of addressing every commenter who was posting in this spirit—not just you. Your comment wasn't so bad, since you were simply describing your experience and your feelings. But it's the root of exactly the sort of flamewar we don't want on HN. The internet can't handle arguing about this kind of thing without losing its mind. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tomaszs 7y ago
  I browse the comment section and all i see ia regular discussion. With no flame whatsoever. And a moderator who censored my experience and offended not only me but everyone who would like to share theirs. I still didnt get an apology for it.
  - tomhoward 7y ago
    > I browse the comment section and all i see is regular discussion. With no flame whatsoever. One time many years ago, as a much younger man, I received a parking fine for parking too long in a time-limited spot outside my home, having not bothered to organise a residents' permit. Irate, I took it "all the way to city hall" to contest the fine on the grounds of injustice and superfluousness. On meeting the municipal officials in the arbitration room, I protested "I don't understand why you need to issue tickets in that street; there's always plenty of parking available". They looked back at me as the naive young fool that I was and explained: "Do you know why there's always parking available for you? It's because we enforce the rules." Duly chastened, I paid the fine, got a permit, and received no further penalties. And for the subsequent three years I lived at that house, there continued to be plenty of parking available.
    - tomaszs 7y ago
      I get it. I am from Poland and dont understand the rules. Your story explained it to me so i can understand it in a simple way. Thanks. Great day on HN. I have learned today more than i have expected to.

dang 7y ago

I'm a moderator here; it's my job to prevent this site from destroying itself, which is what subthreads like this converge to. I said "all" as a way of addressing every commenter who was posting in this spirit—not just you. Your comment wasn't so bad, since you were simply describing your experience and your feelings. But it's the root of exactly the sort of flamewar we don't want on HN. The internet can't handle arguing about this kind of thing without losing its mind. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

tomaszs 7y ago
I browse the comment section and all i see ia regular discussion. With no flame whatsoever. And a moderator who censored my experience and offended not only me but everyone who would like to share theirs. I still didnt get an apology for it.
- tomhoward 7y ago
  > I browse the comment section and all i see is regular discussion. With no flame whatsoever. One time many years ago, as a much younger man, I received a parking fine for parking too long in a time-limited spot outside my home, having not bothered to organise a residents' permit. Irate, I took it "all the way to city hall" to contest the fine on the grounds of injustice and superfluousness. On meeting the municipal officials in the arbitration room, I protested "I don't understand why you need to issue tickets in that street; there's always plenty of parking available". They looked back at me as the naive young fool that I was and explained: "Do you know why there's always parking available for you? It's because we enforce the rules." Duly chastened, I paid the fine, got a permit, and received no further penalties. And for the subsequent three years I lived at that house, there continued to be plenty of parking available.
  - tomaszs 7y ago
    I get it. I am from Poland and dont understand the rules. Your story explained it to me so i can understand it in a simple way. Thanks. Great day on HN. I have learned today more than i have expected to.