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> I don't see any issue with the usage. You refuse to see any issue with the usage.
by danharaj 6y ago
> I don't see any issue with the usage.
You refuse to see any issue with the usage.
- 0x8BADF00D 6y agoYou are being quite niggardly in your interpretation of my comment. The guidelines state: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." You oughtn't to be a niggard when interpreting comments. Otherwise you might see something that isn't there.
- dang 6y agoThat's an important guideline, but not having flamewars takes precedence, the same way that not burning a house down takes precedence over heating it. Maybe you didn't mean to start a flamewar but you're definitely feeding it, so please stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- RandomBacon 6y ago0x8BADF00D, one of your comments was flagged, probably because you used an obscure English word that people usually assume is racist, but is in fact not. Though your tone isn't helping you. Everyone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_n...
- danharaj 6y agoEveryone is aware of the pedantic point you're trying to make and understood what that poster was trying to do.
- RandomBacon 6y agoI wasn't trying to make a point, and I don't have an opinion on California's taxes one way or the other. Please assume like the HN guidelines state, that I'm only trying to help everyone regardless of their views.