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Update: Hey, after reading the rules, I don't believe I've written anything egregiously violating, except maybe push back on some opinions, which were themselve

Update: Hey, after reading the rules, I don't believe I've written anything egregiously violating, except maybe push back on some opinions, which were themselves based in ideology. I don't flame without any reason, I just respond when I feel strongly that something that posted is wrong on some level. And I don't press anything either, just express an opposing point of view to some statement that obviously needs it. Thanks for the warning though, all the best!

dang 4y ago
We may be reading those rules pretty differently. Your GP comment seemed egregious to me. Also, don't miss the point that we ban accounts that use HN primarily for political or ideological battle, even if they're not breaking the site guidelines in other ways (and regardless of which politics or ideology they're battling for). That's because it's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- greenhearth 4y ago
  I don't know what "GP" is, but everything is ideological/political. If you expect me to comment nothing on a post like the one above, then you can ban me now
  - dang 4y ago
    "GP" stands for 'grandparent' (at least I think it does) - so in this case by GP comment I meant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676920 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676920. Yes, in a sense everything is ideological/political, but not in a sense that would make garden-variety snark the same as substantive, thoughtful comments—it's not. We want thoughtful comments here, not snark. Whatever ideology you favor, I assume it's about something deeper and more important than internet putdowns, so HN's rules should be easy enough to adapt to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang 4y ago

We may be reading those rules pretty differently. Your GP comment seemed egregious to me. Also, don't miss the point that we ban accounts that use HN primarily for political or ideological battle, even if they're not breaking the site guidelines in other ways (and regardless of which politics or ideology they're battling for). That's because it's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

greenhearth 4y ago
I don't know what "GP" is, but everything is ideological/political. If you expect me to comment nothing on a post like the one above, then you can ban me now
- dang 4y ago
  "GP" stands for 'grandparent' (at least I think it does) - so in this case by GP comment I meant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676920 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676920. Yes, in a sense everything is ideological/political, but not in a sense that would make garden-variety snark the same as substantive, thoughtful comments—it's not. We want thoughtful comments here, not snark. Whatever ideology you favor, I assume it's about something deeper and more important than internet putdowns, so HN's rules should be easy enough to adapt to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html