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Dear HN: I am aware that "I fucked up" is a direct quote. The latter statement is not. Don't feign quotes from people if what you're dealing in is not actual

by cxr 4y ago

Dear HN: I am aware that "I fucked up" is a direct quote. The latter statement is not. Don't feign quotes from people if what you're dealing in is not actually a quote. This isn't hard. And nothing changes the part where the parent comment is a low-effort, Twitter-tier, bandwagon shitpost crafted for lols. It doesn't belong here.

badrequest 4y ago
Maybe you should just recognize it's not your place to police how others express their sentiments?
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- cxr 4y ago
  You're unable to recognize, apparently, the perverse irony in saying this even while you're saying it. (And you're wrong; it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that the level of discourse on HN meets an acceptable standard. Making up snarky quotes in contravention to requests not to do that—with or without a reminder about doing so—does not satisfy that standard.) * * * * * > make sure you're following HN's guidelines while posting. There has been a drop in comment quality lately. Not cool. > Here's the short version. Good: thoughtful, curious conversation. Bad: snark, fulmination, and flamewar. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34010908 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34010908>
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