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The commies have flagged both threads.
by pixxel 3y ago
The commies have flagged both threads.
- yodon 3y ago>The commies have flagged both threads. It's far more likely people who dislike name-calling and poor quality confrontational comments flagged the threads. Everything about HN's karma and moderation is designed to encourage high quality discourse and discourage conflict. That approach attracts readers who are drawn to high quality discourse and who dislike the trash-talking low-grade conflict found on other sites. None of this implies anyone thinks it's "bad" to disagree, it only implies that HN isn't the place for combat, because it's intentionally designed to be a place for conversation. The two are different and encourage and lead to different behaviors on the part of the participants. Every other online forum ends up being a forum for conflict. HN is unique in being a forum for discussion.
- mhb 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39918245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39918245