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Allowing discussion of a divisive issue, while suppressing opposing views, is not a neutral moderation approach. The original post is itself flamebait and is n
by slumdev 6y ago
Allowing discussion of a divisive issue, while suppressing opposing views, is not a neutral moderation approach.
The original post is itself flamebait and is not HN-worthy.
- dang 6y agoUsers took care of the article by flagging it. Your comment stood out in a bad way. When X is an inflammatory topic, entering with "$X is evil" is just exploding a bomb. That's not ok here.
- slumdev 6y agoThe users of this site express negative value judgments all the time, and frequently about each others' life's work. If that isn't inflammatory, I don't know what is. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22is+evil%22+site%3Anews.ycombinator.com https://www.google.com/search?q=%22is+evil%22+site%3Anews.yc...
- dang 6y agoOther people doing bad things is no excuse for you doing them. That's a recipe for a downward spiral. That reference is distorted, in any case. "$foo is evil" is a trope of standard internet hyperbole, that gets applied to things ironically. That is not at all the same thing as what you posted.
- slumdev 6y agoI don't mean to suggest that a bad action justifies another bad action. I mean to suggest that making a value judgment (directed against a thing, not against a person) is not a bad action. It's a normal part of discourse. Offense is in the eye of the beholder. Your point is taken, though. I'll watch it.