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So we only discuss Carter and Reagan's economics but all else is out of scope? I mean, the above is the essence of conversation, one thing brings up anther that

by mc32 5y ago

So we only discuss Carter and Reagan's economics but all else is out of scope? I mean, the above is the essence of conversation, one thing brings up anther that would appear to have relevance. One speaks of Reagan's mental acuity or lack of it, so it brings up the possibility we are experiencing the same in the current president. I'm almost certain if Trump were back in power and he spoke like that, the 25th would likely be brought up.

tptacek 5y ago
Correct: we are literally talking about Ronald Reagan and misconceptions about his term of office, and your opinions on current events are (1) not relevant to that discussion and (2) super likely to take the thread off in a bad direction. It's for this exact reason that r/AskHistorians has a time limit on how recent events can be before they're discussed there. We're not working under the letter of r/AskHistorians, but we definitely are working to its spirit. Leave Trump and Biden out of this.
- rsj_hn 5y ago
  That's not how HN discussions go. For example, 50% of all discussions end up turning to people complaining about global warming. Pretty much 100% of all discussions about anything that any tech company does veer off into general condemnations of capitalism and "big tech". I mean, I admire the idea of message discipline, but it seems strange to enforce this rule so selectively.
  - tptacek 5y ago
    Sorry, no. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=author%3Adang%20tangent%20ideological&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
    - rsj_hn 5y ago
      The fact that there are no hits except for one 4 months ago and the next one six months ago proves my point about very selective enforcement.
      - dang 5y ago
        The wording of moderation comments varies over time, and plenty of moderation doesn't come with comments, so you can't draw such conclusions. If you want more examples, try these: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20tangent&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... or this: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20flame&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... The purpose of linking to old moderation comments isn't statistical, it's to explain the principles we use.

by mc32 5y ago

tptacek 5y ago

Correct: we are literally talking about Ronald Reagan and misconceptions about his term of office, and your opinions on current events are (1) not relevant to that discussion and (2) super likely to take the thread off in a bad direction. It's for this exact reason that r/AskHistorians has a time limit on how recent events can be before they're discussed there. We're not working under the letter of r/AskHistorians, but we definitely are working to its spirit. Leave Trump and Biden out of this.

rsj_hn 5y ago
That's not how HN discussions go. For example, 50% of all discussions end up turning to people complaining about global warming. Pretty much 100% of all discussions about anything that any tech company does veer off into general condemnations of capitalism and "big tech". I mean, I admire the idea of message discipline, but it seems strange to enforce this rule so selectively.
- tptacek 5y ago
  Sorry, no. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=author%3Adang%20tangent%20ideological&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
  - rsj_hn 5y ago
    The fact that there are no hits except for one 4 months ago and the next one six months ago proves my point about very selective enforcement.
    - dang 5y ago
      The wording of moderation comments varies over time, and plenty of moderation doesn't come with comments, so you can't draw such conclusions. If you want more examples, try these: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20tangent&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... or this: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20flame&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... The purpose of linking to old moderation comments isn't statistical, it's to explain the principles we use.