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One death reported after storms leave thousands stranded at Burning Man
- dang 3y agoRecent and related: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37363674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37363674 - Sept 2023 (209 comments)
- hdlothia 3y ago[flagged]
- dang 3y agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
- hdlothia 3y agoSure, I just feel bad when people post things and they get no comments and feel compelled to post something. I will stop. Could you give an example of the flamebait though? I am honestly confused about that.
- dang 3y agoI was reacting to your GP comment ("Dead! Wow that's very shocking") as flamebait - but looking at it more in context now, I think I misinterpreted you. Sorry about that! The issue with your account is the unsubstantive comments, not flamebait. If you'd fix that, we'd be grateful. We're trying for quality over quantity here. (It's still fine to occasionally post something short that just expresses thank you or a nice sentiment.)
- hdlothia 3y agoThank you for your feedback, moderating is a tough job and I appreciate all that you folks do.
- LeoPanthera 3y agoCorrelation is not causation.
- fortran77 3y agoWell, I suppose the real news is that 70,000 people are stranded and the roads in/out are closed.
- johnea 3y agoThis IS the real noews. If the conditions don't improve markedly in the next day or two, it will start to really impact people. The death is not out of the ordinary, and if anything should be a separate headline.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- jeffbee 3y agoNormally you expect 2-3 deaths per day for a population that size. They are exceeding expectations.
- matusp 3y agoWhat about a population with that size AND age distribution?
- tmpz22 3y agoAND drug distribution
- vasco 3y agoAnd current health issues. People will self select out of going if they are having serious illnesses, obviously, which leaves only freak accidents or accute illnesses, reducing the rate by a lot.
- panarky 3y agoMost years see one death on the playa. 2010: A man died in his tent from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a propane heater. 2011: A woman died from injuries sustained in a tent fire. 2012: A man was found dead in his tent; the cause was not publicly disclosed. 2014: A woman was struck and killed by a bus carrying festival participants. 2015: A man died from a fall at his campsite. 2017: A man ran into a fire and died from burn injuries. 2018: A man was found unresponsive in his vehicle and later pronounced dead; the cause was not publicly disclosed. 2019: A death was reported, but the cause was not publicly disclosed.
- floodedburner 3y agoOn playa now. Rangers say the death was related to someone servicing a generator in the rain. There were reports of multiple people being electrocuted out here, but only the one death.
- radar1310 3y agoFools rush in, but no way out.
- twochillin 3y agoI'm sorry to hear, that sucks. Having never been, I'm curious to hear about how the BM ethos of RSR/gift economy are showing up on the playa right now