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Threatening to ban the person trying to counter vaccine misinformation because he called someone anti-vax. A+ moderation.
by tstrimple 4y ago
Threatening to ban the person trying to counter vaccine misinformation because he called someone anti-vax. A+ moderation.
- dang 4y agoI think you may have missed the point a little bit. Being right, or feeling right, doesn't make ok to abuse the site. It makes it more important to follow the site guidelines, not less. The way to "counter" a wrong view, or a view you feel is wrong, is with thoughtful discussion and good information. Pouring fuel and setting it on fire is not that. Btw I posted lots of moderation replies in this thread, to people on both sides of the argument who were posting abusively. The community strongly expects us to be even-handed about that, no doubt including the vast majority of the users who agree with your positions. This is a basic principle and should be obvious. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html