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I don't know if the comment was edited or not, but I hope you're not claiming "vigilante" is a slur. I looked up the definition of slur just to be sure and you

I don't know if the comment was edited or not, but I hope you're not claiming "vigilante" is a slur. I looked up the definition of slur just to be sure and you are technically correct, but I'd say you're abusing language far more than the person you're responding to.

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jasonlotito 4y ago
Also, that's the user dang. He pretty much runs HN. I'd assume anything he says in these regards as fact and trust him.
- dang 4y ago
  I certainly hope not. People need to push back when we get things wrong. Luckily for me they are not shy about doing so.
  - kiawe_fire 4y ago
    This comment is what leadership looks like.
dang 4y ago
It said "Karen" and the commenter edited it. Edit: I've added the context back by quoting what the GP originally said. I guess one good passive-aggressive stealth edit deserves another.
- Tao332 4y ago
  Sorry, "passive-aggressive stealth edit"? You got what you wanted. They took out the mean word. Don't get pissy about it and start gaslighting people.
  - dang 4y ago
    Editing a comment after the fact in a way that deprives a reply of its original context and makes it look stupid is, in most cases, a dick move. I think most users understand that. It doesn't make a difference whether the reply was by a moderator or not.
    - bell-cot 4y ago
      It would be nice if there was a way to display text in a strikethrough font. Though, in this specific context, appending something like "Edit: 's/Karens/vigilantes/g'" would be the unambiguous way to document the edit.
    - Tao332 4y ago
      - Accusing a user of using a slur - Getting snarky because they did the reasonable thing and got rid of the slur after it was pointed out - Calling said user a dick. If Karen is a misogynistic slur, How is dick not moreso misandristic? I realize you said "dick move", but that's functionally the same. Saying something was a "c?nt move" or a "n????r move" would be tantamount to calling someone a c?nt or n????r. - Because maybe it made your comment "look stupid" Jawdropping desecration of the guidelines. You need a vacation.
    - EddieDante 4y ago
      In most of the spaces I frequent, an edit to change objectionable wording after being called on it is acceptable. Since you've made it plain that that sort of approach doesn't work here, I'll keep that in mind.
      - dang 4y ago
        Thanks!
countvonbalzac 4y ago

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jasonlotito 4y ago

Also, that's the user dang. He pretty much runs HN. I'd assume anything he says in these regards as fact and trust him.

dang 4y ago
I certainly hope not. People need to push back when we get things wrong. Luckily for me they are not shy about doing so.
- kiawe_fire 4y ago
  This comment is what leadership looks like.

dang 4y ago

It said "Karen" and the commenter edited it. Edit: I've added the context back by quoting what the GP originally said. I guess one good passive-aggressive stealth edit deserves another.

Tao332 4y ago
Sorry, "passive-aggressive stealth edit"? You got what you wanted. They took out the mean word. Don't get pissy about it and start gaslighting people.
- dang 4y ago
  Editing a comment after the fact in a way that deprives a reply of its original context and makes it look stupid is, in most cases, a dick move. I think most users understand that. It doesn't make a difference whether the reply was by a moderator or not.
  - bell-cot 4y ago
    It would be nice if there was a way to display text in a strikethrough font. Though, in this specific context, appending something like "Edit: 's/Karens/vigilantes/g'" would be the unambiguous way to document the edit.
  - Tao332 4y ago
    - Accusing a user of using a slur - Getting snarky because they did the reasonable thing and got rid of the slur after it was pointed out - Calling said user a dick. If Karen is a misogynistic slur, How is dick not moreso misandristic? I realize you said "dick move", but that's functionally the same. Saying something was a "c?nt move" or a "n????r move" would be tantamount to calling someone a c?nt or n????r. - Because maybe it made your comment "look stupid" Jawdropping desecration of the guidelines. You need a vacation.
  - EddieDante 4y ago
    In most of the spaces I frequent, an edit to change objectionable wording after being called on it is acceptable. Since you've made it plain that that sort of approach doesn't work here, I'll keep that in mind.
    - dang 4y ago
      Thanks!

countvonbalzac 4y ago