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Well it's hard to discuss this topic in rational terms. I'm quite sure the trolls were watching.

• tptacek 18y ago
  Some of the people contributing to this discussion are clearly not trolls, judging from the leaderboard. Look, I agree: this wasn't Hacker News. Not my point. There should be a "mechanical_fish" rule: if you can't kill not-Hacker-News before mechanical_fish comments, you live with the topic on Hacker News.
  • swombat 18y ago
    What if mechanical_fish comments and 20 other people on the leaderboard flag it (including some ranked higher)? Why does mechanical_fish's comment override everyone else's distaste for the article? I like the system as it is.
    • tptacek 18y ago
      Is that what happened here, or did a bunch of random people flag it, plus you, without reading (or, alternately, caring about) the comments?
      • swombat 18y ago
        I read the comments, and I didn't think that they were any more insightful than what you'd find on Reddit. In great part this is because this is a not a topic that can be resolved by hackers or entrepreneurs.