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> Unprovoked, you decided to take umbrage with this. There was no reason to do so. I found it curious that they mentioned it, and described why I thought it wa
by aspenmayer 2y ago
> Unprovoked, you decided to take umbrage with this. There was no reason to do so.
I found it curious that they mentioned it, and described why I thought it was inappropriate. Contrast this with them, who presented their own off-topic anecdote without justification. The original “provocation” as you call it was by them, by presenting someone’s sexual orientation as a curiosity like some kind of carnival barker.
> In doing that, you dragged the thread off-topic and continued to escalate.
Asking for clarification and pleading for adherence to the site guidelines is no escalation. It’s a conversation. You and they are the ones making it adversarial, then gaslighting me for my original points made.
> That was wrong. You shouldn't conduct yourself in such a fashion.
I disagree, but even if your points were justifiable, which I don’t believe they are, you are dogpiling by framing the issue as you have done. That was and is wrong. You shouldn’t conduct yourself in such a fashion.
- dang 2y agoPlease don't get sucked in to spats like this on HN. I know it's not always easy but it's an effort we all need to make. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html