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Speak for yourself: I get upvotes every time (up to 22). People upvote things that are bad for the forum all the time, hence the rules and the moderation. htt

by pvg 4y ago

Speak for yourself: I get upvotes every time (up to 22). People upvote things that are bad for the forum all the time, hence the rules and the moderation. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=%22upvotes%20alone%22%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... It's mostly a classical "nothing to hide argument" It's still a thing you classically shouldn't do here.

fsflover 4y ago
There are usually some reasons for the moderation policies, hopefully such that they improve the discussion. I explained how my actions improve the discussion (by cutting repeated arguments about the nothing-to-hide). You are just dismissing my arguments without any explanation. Aren't you breaking the HN rules in this way?
- pvg 4y ago
  Aren't you breaking the HN rules in this way? I don't believe so. I'm not dismissing your arguments, it's just that here, this argument has been argued and settled. Your particular approach has been found not to improve discussion (as explained in exhaustive detail) so to participate meaningfully, you gotta avoid it for reasons that go well beyond just the act of pasting: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=author%3Adang%20canned%20argument&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... You can mail the mods and ask if you want to be quintuple sure, they're plenty responsive.
  - fsflover 4y ago
    I'm too lazy to mail the mods. Also, this thread is a reply to the mod's message, so I hope he is reading this. Meanwhile, I will assume that I'm doing a good thing. I don't see how your link provides an explanation "in exhaustive detail". What are "canned response" even are? When someone says "I have nothing to hide", any response might be considered as canned - so is it better to let people be unaware?

by pvg 4y ago

fsflover 4y ago

There are usually some reasons for the moderation policies, hopefully such that they improve the discussion. I explained how my actions improve the discussion (by cutting repeated arguments about the nothing-to-hide). You are just dismissing my arguments without any explanation. Aren't you breaking the HN rules in this way?

pvg 4y ago
Aren't you breaking the HN rules in this way? I don't believe so. I'm not dismissing your arguments, it's just that here, this argument has been argued and settled. Your particular approach has been found not to improve discussion (as explained in exhaustive detail) so to participate meaningfully, you gotta avoid it for reasons that go well beyond just the act of pasting: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=author%3Adang%20canned%20argument&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... You can mail the mods and ask if you want to be quintuple sure, they're plenty responsive.
- fsflover 4y ago
  I'm too lazy to mail the mods. Also, this thread is a reply to the mod's message, so I hope he is reading this. Meanwhile, I will assume that I'm doing a good thing. I don't see how your link provides an explanation "in exhaustive detail". What are "canned response" even are? When someone says "I have nothing to hide", any response might be considered as canned - so is it better to let people be unaware?