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Really? You leave a person opinion calling someone a dickhead. And delete the replies because they are not quite up to standards?

dang 5y ago
That's not what the comment said. It was making a point about Australian public opinion. Your comment was a noticeable step into tedious, predictable flamewar. Please keep that kind of thing off HN. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for.
- guilhas 5y ago
  According to this Australian poll only 4 in 10 have a negative view of Djokovic https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-local-survey-shows-novak-djokovic-welcome-stay-australia-least-50-public https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-local-survey-shows-n... My comment was also making the same point about the rest of the world opinion on Australian govs rules, that are affecting the player. And was clearly better backed, below, than the original comment But imagine next time there is a covid post, someone comments: "Many Americans think Fauci is a grade-A dickhead. It is politically unpalatable for him to be allowed to stay" Even if there was a point there, it could clearly have been expressed in an acceptable way. And probably will in the future again
  - dang 5y ago
    Certainly it would have been fine to reply with contrary evidence. That would have been an entirely different comment than the one you did post, which broke the site guidelines. It's not like this was a borderline call. I agree with you that the GP should have used a different phrase there, but this sort of thing is a matter of degree, and what you posted was several degrees further into flamewar. Please don't do that, even when another post includes a provocation. That's in the guidelines too, btw: "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."

dang 5y ago

That's not what the comment said. It was making a point about Australian public opinion. Your comment was a noticeable step into tedious, predictable flamewar. Please keep that kind of thing off HN. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for.

guilhas 5y ago
According to this Australian poll only 4 in 10 have a negative view of Djokovic https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-local-survey-shows-novak-djokovic-welcome-stay-australia-least-50-public https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-local-survey-shows-n... My comment was also making the same point about the rest of the world opinion on Australian govs rules, that are affecting the player. And was clearly better backed, below, than the original comment But imagine next time there is a covid post, someone comments: "Many Americans think Fauci is a grade-A dickhead. It is politically unpalatable for him to be allowed to stay" Even if there was a point there, it could clearly have been expressed in an acceptable way. And probably will in the future again
- dang 5y ago
  Certainly it would have been fine to reply with contrary evidence. That would have been an entirely different comment than the one you did post, which broke the site guidelines. It's not like this was a borderline call. I agree with you that the GP should have used a different phrase there, but this sort of thing is a matter of degree, and what you posted was several degrees further into flamewar. Please don't do that, even when another post includes a provocation. That's in the guidelines too, btw: "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."