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Looks like it breaks multiple guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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wholinator2 4y ago
I read through the guidelines and couldn't find any rules it was breaking. What guidelines do you believe are broken by the top comment?
- taco_emoji 4y ago
  It's breaking "don't be snarky" at the very least, although that rule is barely ever enforced
- AntoniusBlock 4y ago
  >Don't be snarky. >Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. >Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle.
  - PhasmaFelis 4y ago
    Calling this "flamebait" or "ideological battle" is pretty over-the-top.
    - ROTMetro 4y ago
      Because it's entirely one sided and anyone that was to challenge it knows their comments aren't welcome.
iambateman 4y ago
Sometimes guidelines are meant to be broken, and I think taking an opportunity to make a jab at the long history of British colonialism and cultural appropriation was worth it.
- ROTMetro 4y ago
  How many of these 'cultures' being appropriated were the same culture or inheritors that the British 'appropriated' from? How many of these cultures respected these items on a cultural level? How many just happened to be living in the same physical location where these items are from but had no cultural connection (Rosetta stone)? It's a pretty one sided conversation you all are having, and one that can't be expanded without breaking the guidelines, hence the guidelines. But it's ok because you are directing this at an 'out' group.
izacus 4y ago
I'll allow it.
pepperidgeFarm 4y ago
Pepperidge Farm remembers when tasteful multi-layered entendres on HN were appreciated. This is in fact what we designed our multilayered packaging on for our delicious Milano cookies. A multi-layered delight of highly processed wheat with Italian history.
- boston_clone 4y ago
  accounts like yours, on the other hand, are obviously low-effort and should be removed.
  - npc12345 4y ago
  - pepperidgeFarm 4y ago
    I think we can both agree that effort and quality of outcome are not always proportional. You have no idea how much effort Pepperidge Farms put into that last comment.

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wholinator2 4y ago

I read through the guidelines and couldn't find any rules it was breaking. What guidelines do you believe are broken by the top comment?

taco_emoji 4y ago
It's breaking "don't be snarky" at the very least, although that rule is barely ever enforced
AntoniusBlock 4y ago
>Don't be snarky. >Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. >Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle.
- PhasmaFelis 4y ago
  Calling this "flamebait" or "ideological battle" is pretty over-the-top.
  - ROTMetro 4y ago
    Because it's entirely one sided and anyone that was to challenge it knows their comments aren't welcome.

iambateman 4y ago

Sometimes guidelines are meant to be broken, and I think taking an opportunity to make a jab at the long history of British colonialism and cultural appropriation was worth it.

ROTMetro 4y ago
How many of these 'cultures' being appropriated were the same culture or inheritors that the British 'appropriated' from? How many of these cultures respected these items on a cultural level? How many just happened to be living in the same physical location where these items are from but had no cultural connection (Rosetta stone)? It's a pretty one sided conversation you all are having, and one that can't be expanded without breaking the guidelines, hence the guidelines. But it's ok because you are directing this at an 'out' group.

izacus 4y ago

I'll allow it.

pepperidgeFarm 4y ago

Pepperidge Farm remembers when tasteful multi-layered entendres on HN were appreciated. This is in fact what we designed our multilayered packaging on for our delicious Milano cookies. A multi-layered delight of highly processed wheat with Italian history.

boston_clone 4y ago
accounts like yours, on the other hand, are obviously low-effort and should be removed.
- npc12345 4y ago
- pepperidgeFarm 4y ago
  I think we can both agree that effort and quality of outcome are not always proportional. You have no idea how much effort Pepperidge Farms put into that last comment.