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There should be a "Somebody's Law" that when someone on the internet says "can you provide an example of x" and then you provide an example of x, they will usua

There should be a "Somebody's Law" that when someone on the internet says "can you provide an example of x" and then you provide an example of x, they will usually argue that it's not really an example of x.

solosoyokaze 6y ago
He didn’t provide an example, unless you think trolling journalists is a “gem”. His other claim is unfounded. There should be a "BS Law" were someone claims to have evidence, then refuses to present it no matter how pressed. He claimed they had a math proof, as we see from the other comments, that wasn't /pol. He claimed they trolled journalists. Whatever. He claimed they had something to do with convicting a sex criminal, then provided zero evidence to back that claim up. In no way is any of this justification for the racism that is the central message of /pol.
- filoleg 6y ago
  I provided an example, the one about an unsolved math problem (the haruhi sequence) that got solved on 4chan and then academically verified to be correct (as well as cited later on in other math research papers). I mentioned it in multiple posts. I never said it was from /pol/, it was from another 4chan board (/sci/). And I also brought up other boards as well, so I don't know what to tell you. You also say that my claim about Peter Bright allegations is unverified, but again, I literally was there when those conversations took place, and you are also welcome to go to any 4chan archiver website, search for that name, and you will see the results from those years.
  - solosoyokaze 6y ago
    I'm talking about /pol since that's what the original post was about. You can't move the goalposts to all of 4chan.
    - hda2 6y ago
      This is nonsense. I have no horse in this race, but the only one moving goal posts here is you.
      - solosoyokaze 6y ago
        You clearly do have a horse in this race. Read the thread, it’s about /pol Here's the OP: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26918378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26918378
        hda2 6y ago
        No I don't.

solosoyokaze 6y ago

He didn’t provide an example, unless you think trolling journalists is a “gem”. His other claim is unfounded. There should be a "BS Law" were someone claims to have evidence, then refuses to present it no matter how pressed. He claimed they had a math proof, as we see from the other comments, that wasn't /pol. He claimed they trolled journalists. Whatever. He claimed they had something to do with convicting a sex criminal, then provided zero evidence to back that claim up. In no way is any of this justification for the racism that is the central message of /pol.

filoleg 6y ago
I provided an example, the one about an unsolved math problem (the haruhi sequence) that got solved on 4chan and then academically verified to be correct (as well as cited later on in other math research papers). I mentioned it in multiple posts. I never said it was from /pol/, it was from another 4chan board (/sci/). And I also brought up other boards as well, so I don't know what to tell you. You also say that my claim about Peter Bright allegations is unverified, but again, I literally was there when those conversations took place, and you are also welcome to go to any 4chan archiver website, search for that name, and you will see the results from those years.
- solosoyokaze 6y ago
  I'm talking about /pol since that's what the original post was about. You can't move the goalposts to all of 4chan.
  - hda2 6y ago
    This is nonsense. I have no horse in this race, but the only one moving goal posts here is you.
    - solosoyokaze 6y ago
      You clearly do have a horse in this race. Read the thread, it’s about /pol Here's the OP: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26918378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26918378
      - hda2 6y ago
        No I don't.