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From the site guidelines: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is
by mthoms 7y ago
From the site guidelines:
> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email us and we'll look at the data.
Besides, the commenter was upfront about their affiliation and offered insights that appear helpful to the discussion.
From elsewhere in the site guidelines:
> Assume good faith
- detaro 7y agoI don't think that first rule applies here, precisely because they were upfront (and thus byteshock isn't insinuating some hidden motive, but directly criticizing what they said)
- peglasaurus 7y agoI think the guidelines almost need some "case law" examples. Although I understand why they wouldn't.