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It's not viable for a community that wants to maintain quality discourse to allow continued posting by somebody who reliably mixes in slurs and bigotry. I feel
by akerl_ 3y ago
It's not viable for a community that wants to maintain quality discourse to allow continued posting by somebody who reliably mixes in slurs and bigotry.
I feel bad for Terry, because by all indications those posts were driven by mental health issues rather than intentional bigotry, but the effect of allowing them in the community is the same.
- arp242 3y agoAnd while you or I might be willing to put up with that as we're aware of the person and circumstances, there are many more people who don't know who he is and his circumstances and merely see the profanity-laden ramblings, and will simply leave. Keeping Terry on HN was untenable.