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A business parted ways with some staff who were refusing to work under the contract that was offered. The business is now looking for new staff. I'm strongly a

A business parted ways with some staff who were refusing to work under the contract that was offered. The business is now looking for new staff. I'm strongly against the idea of using weaponized computer code to disrupt their hiring operations and flooding. Sounds like it is probably illegal. I guess I am new to Ycombinator, is this type of thread the norm here? Seems pretty sketchy and I would say this is probably the lowest quality thread I've seen on this entire network this week.

dookahku 5y ago
Just ask for your money back from hn
- champagnois 5y ago
  The value of this board is an extension of the quality of comments and discussion. We need to hold each other and ourselves to a high standard. The community guidelines are an attempt at saying please be decent so as to foster a more desirable community. Think about it. That is why you are here and not reddit. >>Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. >>Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. >>Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
Jcowell 5y ago
To me this submission exemplifies the hacker in hacker news. This isn’t White Hacker News or Black Hacker News. It’s important we discuss events like this as they happen. It would be ridiculous not to.
hello_marmalade 5y ago
That’s pretty heavily oversimplifying the issue. There were some pretty serious accusations levied against Kellog’s.
- champagnois 5y ago
  Weaponizing computer code to attack a domestic company's normal and legal operations is a bit black and white to me. As far as I am concerned, anyone has the right to disagree. The company disagreed on terms with some potential hires who wanted a better job offer and has a right to look elsewhere for employees. There is nothing more to it than that.

dookahku 5y ago

Just ask for your money back from hn

champagnois 5y ago
The value of this board is an extension of the quality of comments and discussion. We need to hold each other and ourselves to a high standard. The community guidelines are an attempt at saying please be decent so as to foster a more desirable community. Think about it. That is why you are here and not reddit. >>Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. >>Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. >>Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.

Jcowell 5y ago

To me this submission exemplifies the hacker in hacker news. This isn’t White Hacker News or Black Hacker News. It’s important we discuss events like this as they happen. It would be ridiculous not to.

hello_marmalade 5y ago

That’s pretty heavily oversimplifying the issue. There were some pretty serious accusations levied against Kellog’s.

champagnois 5y ago
Weaponizing computer code to attack a domestic company's normal and legal operations is a bit black and white to me. As far as I am concerned, anyone has the right to disagree. The company disagreed on terms with some potential hires who wanted a better job offer and has a right to look elsewhere for employees. There is nothing more to it than that.