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I don't think selectively quoting to omit "I very much doubt the legitimacy of this story" then commenting "Great source!" is adding anything useful to this con

• tptacek 15y ago
  Disagree. The original post was deeply disingenuous.
  • furyofantares 15y ago
    And the sarcastic remark adds no value, it merely antagonizes the other poster without really explaining what's a wrong with the post, and sets a more combative tone that is not really seen as desirable here. Tone alone can make the difference between a productive discussion and a non-productive debate and HN seems to do a relatively good job at keeping a tone that leads more toward discussions and less toward debate.
  • awj 15y ago
    I didn't actually say (or mean to imply) I approved of the original post, just that the follow-up comment was of little value. If the best you can manage is to pull a quote out of context and make a snide remark, why post it?
    • tptacek 15y ago
      It's not out of context. That's my point. It's innuendo, and a few words of handwaving don't change that.