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Holy hell those comments though. Talk about a swamp.
by lucasyvas 6y ago
Holy hell those comments though. Talk about a swamp.
- oedoedxef 6y ago"I think the only people who should be able to post their comments are the ones whose opinions I agree with!"
- moate 6y agoI don't think that's a good faith take at all. "You're an idiot for saying that" is not the same as "You should have your rights taken away". But go off.
- danShumway 6y agoAcknowledging that some of the comments there are pretty messed up is not the same thing as advocating for censorship. Criticism isn't censorship, criticism is free speech.
- oedoedxef 6y agoSo I'm being downvoted which leads to censorship on this site, but all I did was criticize the comment, and I didn't downvote.
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- zamalek 6y agoFreedom of speech is the right to speak, it is not the right to be heard. Your audience is effectively walking away from your soapbox. Censorship is when there is interference between a speaker and an audience that would otherwise be captivated. Nobody here is interested in Trump's lies. Nobody here is interested in hearing his lies being perpetuated. We are not interested and we are not a captivated audience.
- oedoedxef 6y agoAnd yet your comment is also being downvoted. It seems I am the only person interested in hearing what you have to say. An audience is free to view an opinion and disregard it. I'm not sure if that opinion should be hidden from others.
- zamalek 6y agoAnd I am not complaining about it being downvoted. If HN doesn't want to hear it, then I am fine with that. Regardless, please check the comments guidelines[1]. > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- nobody9999 6y agoI'd also point out that you can always enable 'showdead' in the settings. That will allow you to see all comments (unless creator deleted). As such, they're not really being censored, they're just hidden unless and until you decide you want to see them.
- dang 6y agoThere were lots of legitimate reasons to downvote your GP comment. It was unsubstantive and flamebait, and broke other guidelines as well. You spawned a low-quality mess. This is not the discussion we're looking for here. Also, using quotation marks to make it look like you're quoting someone when you're not is an internet flamewar trope that we try to avoid here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- andrepd 6y agoFunny how "I should be able to say what I please" and "I should be able to say what I please AND have no-one challenge me or criticise me" are so conflated. Don't dish it if you can't take it.
- oedoedxef 6y agoI'm fully able to take the parent's criticism. However, those who are downvoting me so that my post will be hidden, clearly are not able to accept criticism.
- creddit 6y agoI’m downvoting you because the person said the comments were a swamp, not that they shouldn’t exist. You interpreted it as the letter which is clearly incorrect.
- edoceo 6y agoI'm downvoting you because of the blatant snark. It's not cool here according to the site guidelines and my own opinion.
- wizzwizz4 6y agoI'm downvoting you because you're trying to shame the people who are doing so, and I'm Spartacus.
- kevinmgranger 6y agoDownvoting is a form of criticism.
- sbarre 6y agoFor the record, I downvoted that comment because it was flippant and pointless, not because I disagreed with it.
- philosopher1234 6y agoI downvoted you because you’re wrong and harmful.