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Do you know that banning me is necessary, or even an improvement? Do you even care? You happen to have landed in a position where you hold substantial power o

Do you know that banning me is necessary, or even an improvement? Do you even care? You happen to have landed in a position where you hold substantial power on this planet Dang, I recommend you wield that power wisely and with humility.

dang 3y ago
I do care! and I don't want to ban you. But there's a really long history of us having to ask you to use HN as intended: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25830600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25830600 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22746689 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22746689 (April 2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21068892 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21068892 (Sept 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20308569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20308569 (June 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20157648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20157648 (June 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16782569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16782569 (April 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16719891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16719891 (March 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16691736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16691736 (March 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14973671 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14973671 (Aug 2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13952958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13952958 (March 2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13199347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13199347 (Dec 2016) If you can't or won't stop posting in ways that break HN's rules and the intended spirit of the site, we're not going to have much choice. I'm happy to be patient, but 7 years is a long time.
- mistermann 3y ago
  I'm not trying to be difficult Dang, but there is more than one very legitimate issue with "as intended". While I acknowledge my comments are upsetting to many, I do not think you are substantially taking into consideration that it takes two to tango when it comes to getting upset. And while it is often good policy to please the majority over the minority, sometimes the majority is actually incorrect. Further, is it not also true that many others are doing, and repeatedly so (though not ~solely), things that are also upsetting, and at least arguably worse (telling untruths)? I do not deny you or others their right to their opinion, I am saying that it is often wise to realize that what one is dealing with is an opinion. Look at all the "serious" conversations we have on this site, day after day. I do not deny that it is enjoyable, but I think it is worth considering whether maximizing enjoyment to the detriment of everything else (risk management, for example) is the way to go. You are welcome to disagree, but can we at least mutually admit that we are comparing opinions on the matter?

dang 3y ago

I do care! and I don't want to ban you. But there's a really long history of us having to ask you to use HN as intended: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25830600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25830600 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22746689 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22746689 (April 2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21068892 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21068892 (Sept 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20308569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20308569 (June 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20157648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20157648 (June 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16782569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16782569 (April 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16719891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16719891 (March 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16691736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16691736 (March 2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14973671 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14973671 (Aug 2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13952958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13952958 (March 2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13199347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13199347 (Dec 2016) If you can't or won't stop posting in ways that break HN's rules and the intended spirit of the site, we're not going to have much choice. I'm happy to be patient, but 7 years is a long time.

mistermann 3y ago
I'm not trying to be difficult Dang, but there is more than one very legitimate issue with "as intended". While I acknowledge my comments are upsetting to many, I do not think you are substantially taking into consideration that it takes two to tango when it comes to getting upset. And while it is often good policy to please the majority over the minority, sometimes the majority is actually incorrect. Further, is it not also true that many others are doing, and repeatedly so (though not ~solely), things that are also upsetting, and at least arguably worse (telling untruths)? I do not deny you or others their right to their opinion, I am saying that it is often wise to realize that what one is dealing with is an opinion. Look at all the "serious" conversations we have on this site, day after day. I do not deny that it is enjoyable, but I think it is worth considering whether maximizing enjoyment to the detriment of everything else (risk management, for example) is the way to go. You are welcome to disagree, but can we at least mutually admit that we are comparing opinions on the matter?