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> The words "quote", "quotation", "mark", etc. do not appear anywhere within the HN Guidelines[1], to include any rules regarding quotation marks (there aren't
by cxr 4y ago
> The words "quote", "quotation", "mark", etc. do not appear anywhere within the HN Guidelines[1], to include any rules regarding quotation marks (there aren't any).
No, but they do appear in the two links I gave—which describe the sort of behavior that HNers are expected to observe, regardless of whether it's written in a mod comment or on a mod-controlled page titled "Hacker News Guidelines".
If you think that's an inappropriate standard, then bring it up before just going ahead and doing it anyway, or leave for greener pastures. You succeed by being knowledgeable, considerate, cooperative, and also knowing where to draw your line in the sand—versus digging in (to defend the use of made up quotes and name-calling).
- Dalewyn 4y agodang would do well to formally add those rules to the HN Guidelines page, then. It is patently unreasonable to expect unstated rules to be followed.
- cxr 4y agoSurprise! That doesn't happen because then you get people showing up trying to litigate them. PS: They're not unstated. I just linked to them; they can be read, ergo, they are stated.