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One wonders if calling someone a troll could be considered flamebait.

• dang 4y ago
  Perhaps it could, and I was careful not to do that.
  • P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
    It's never been clear to me why some people think implication cannot be considered an accusation. You jumped the gun and have caused more issues than you've avoided. Your warning was more about preparation to ban me than anything related to the actual conversation. I get it. I understand. Just do it now if you're so inclined, it will save both our time.
    • dang 4y ago
      I wasn't preparing to ban you! I looked at your history quickly and what I saw was mostly pretty good. I'm just asking you not to post things like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33643127 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33643127 for what ought to be obvious reasons. Re the word 'troll', the link I provided points to a thwack of explanations of how precisely we use that word. It doesn't have to do with impugning someone's intent (which we have no way of knowing); it has to do with the impact that certain kinds of posts tend to have on the threads (which we have plenty of ways of knowing, as they are externally observable). I'm not accusing you, by implication or otherwise, of anything more than making such a post. That's why I asked you not to do that!