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I appreciate your patience in dealing with my sarcastic tone, and the amount of nonsense you must put with over the years. But please don't personally attack me
by overcast 6y ago
I appreciate your patience in dealing with my sarcastic tone, and the amount of nonsense you must put with over the years. But please don't personally attack me with name calling. Like the guide says, "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
So thanks for bringing this to my attention, I will do better!
- dang 6y agoI know it's highly open to interpretation, but when I make a remark like "please stop being an asshole in HN comments", I specifically phrase it that way to be a comment about behavior, not person. The choice of the word 'asshole' is not accidental, either—it's a degree more intense than 'jerk', and I use it when the comment and/or the prior history of the account seem to warrant a more intense signal. Sort of like a yellow card vs. a red card: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20jerk&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20asshole&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... I hear you that it wasn't helpful in this case and appreciate the even-keeled reaction!