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No, because just like you've moved the conversation away from trying to justify how my post breaks the hn guidelines, you're moving it again away from your inde
by dfxm12 3y ago
No, because just like you've moved the conversation away from trying to justify how my post breaks the hn guidelines, you're moving it again away from your indefensible stance on the definition of flamebait. Flame wars gets started by accident sometimes, yes. There are a myriad reasons for this. It has nothing to do with the definition of flamebait.
- dang 3y agoOf course it's possible that we have different definitions of flamebait. What I mean by it is when a post includes something inflammatory which is likely to generate an indignant response in either the person you're replying to or readers at large.
- dfxm12 3y agoIt's different when a moderator uses personal definitions for words as justification for taking action. The guidelines might as well say "posts are subject to our whims" at that point.
- dang 3y agoWe need some sort of definitions in order to moderate at all. I wouldn't call them personal, and since the definitions are principled, I wouldn't call them whims either. Obviously there's some interpretation involved, so different people would apply the same definition differently, but I don't think "not sure if you're being honest or poisoning the well" is such a borderline call.
- dfxm12 3y agoMy comment wasn't borderline. It was fine. If you look up this chain, every possible reason you brought up was addressed, defeated and subsequently abandoned. All that's left is that it was your whim. I can't really argue against that.