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> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

by oska 4y ago

> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. Edit out swipes. > Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

freejazz 4y ago
It's just the simplest explanation, I wouldn't overthink it.
- drstewart 4y ago
  True. I for one thought it was pretty clear it was a simpleton comment you didn't think through.
  - freejazz 4y ago
    Snark for me, not for thee
- deleted 4y ago
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simondotau 4y ago
The fact that this rule is now seen as optional is, IMHO, a genuinely bad sign for the health of the Hacker News community.