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Not sure if you saw it but another user pointed out that there's already a section in the guidelines about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29542871 ht
by __blockcipher__ 5y ago
Not sure if you saw it but another user pointed out that there's already a section in the guidelines about it:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29542871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29542871
> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.
That guideline makes sense to me. I was previously unaware of it [the guideline] but the justification is sound, doubly so because it turned out the comments were genuine* :) My apologies.
* Albeit at least one user presumably found the post via Twitter from following the author which is a little bit of a grey area
- d4mi3n 5y agoI was unaware of it as well, thanks for calling it out. I don't think you were wrong to call out your suspicions, I was just unaware of what controls or processes were in place (if any) to prevent the need for users to police stuff.