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Why turn HN into another political forum? Off-Topic: Most stories about politics [...] unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If the
by afpx 5y ago
Why turn HN into another political forum?
Off-Topic: Most stories about politics [...] unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI thought the piece was interesting, and not particularly political. It mostly focuses on rhetorical tactics in politics and begs the question of why do people knowingly use and accept strawmen arguments
- loceng 5y ago
- dang 5y agoPlease don't cross into personal attack and please don't do ideological flamewar on HN. We ban accounts that do those things, because they're not what this site is for, and destroy what it is for. You can make your substantive points without any of that, and as a bonus your comments will come out better and persuasive. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: we've had to ask you this sort of thing repeatedly in the past. Would you please take the intended spirit of this site more to heart and stick to the rules?
- Auracle 5y agoI really enjoy the political discussions that show up on HN. It’s the only place online where I can see both sides of something being debated intelligently. It’s also the only place where I can post something that goes against the grain of the majority and still be upvoted. That said I think the “if they’d cover it in the TV news…” is a good rule, just to limit discussions to novel topics.