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What Happened to My Country?
- tptacek 15y agoA fine Reddit Politics post, which is to say, not germane to HN. Flagged.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agohttp://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did.
- tptacek 15y agoYeah, that's a stupid guideline.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agoNo, it isn't. Trashing people's submissions (and other websites in the process, by implying that they belong on <inferior website>) and boasting that you have reported them to moderators is unnecessary. If they're not a spammer, you've insulted them. If they are a spammer, they don't care, so there is no need to do more than flag. As a reader, I find it to be crossing a line in being overly imposing about your opinions. It is not really constructive or civil, which is the spirit of that guideline. If you don't like to follow the guidelines here, I recommend reddit.com, where you can actually downvote submissions and selectively subscribe to topics of interest. ;)
- tptacek 15y agoOh well. You and I will just have to agree to disagree on this point.