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And spreading conspiracy theories is fine? Okay. Is that the intended spirit of this site now? Letting everybody spread their misinformation without any consequ

• dang 4y ago
  If someone else is making a bad argument or false claims, you should respond with a better argument and truer claims—either that, or simply not respond. Calling names and attacking the other person doesn't help. The problem with comments like "spreading conspiracy theories" and "letting everybody spread their misinformation" is that they're circular—they assume that you're right—but they don't explain to the rest of us why you're right. They're just a more aggressive and less informative way of claiming the same thing. I'm not saying you're wrong! I have no idea which of you is right (or maybe neither of you is; or for that matter maybe both of you are). I'm just saying that on HN we need you to make your case thoughtfully and respectfully and substantively. This should be clear if you've reviewed https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.