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There's no point going into the weeds in a discussion ten posts deep when we deviate from the broader topic. It discourages community engagement from the discus
by superchroma 4y ago
There's no point going into the weeds in a discussion ten posts deep when we deviate from the broader topic. It discourages community engagement from the discussion we're having and the main thread and derails the thread as people have to scroll past it to see other comments. This is not why people are here, even if we feel passionate about the topic.
- yazaddaruvala 4y ago> There's no point going into the weeds in a discussion ten posts deep when we deviate from the broader topic. That is up to the other person and what the downvote button is for. > It discourages community engagement from the discussion Then the community can vote via the down button. Meanwhile, you do not need to be condescending or singly try to shepherd a group conversation. > This is not why people are here, even if we feel passionate about the topic. I’ve been using HN for 10 years, other than trying to shut down the other commenter, the back and forth and deviation/tangentiality in this thread isn’t different than I normally have seen on HN.