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I still believe my statement is a fact.

• dredmorbius 2y ago
  Channeling dang, "just stating facts" isn't sufficient defence: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29811958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29811958>. Generally, mods' goals are something of a dual mandate: intellectual curiosity (see: <>), and trying to keep the discussion from boiling over, which it's constantly on the verge of. I'm not finding the comment I'd had in mind yet, but this one at least hints at the concept: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32588063 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32588063>. And a longer one which goes into the whys and wherefores: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29803838 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29803838>. Another long and good one: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28176705 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28176705>. For clarity: I'm not a mod, I occasionally disagree strongly with mod's positions. But I've also come to understand, if at times grudgingly accept, their principles.
  • slowhadoken 2y ago
    I don’t think I need a defense.
    • dredmorbius 2y ago
      The point is that if you're consistently violating HN's guidelines, you'll find yourself penalised. Mostly by ordinary participants such as myself, but if you're persistent and insistent, mods will eventually step in. And "just telling the truth" isn't a defence, justification, or excuse. If you want to explore this issue further, you are free to search though dang's voluminous set of responses on this and other topics.
      • slowhadoken 2y ago
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  • dredmorbius 2y ago
    Since I'd omitted the "intellectual curiosity" link above: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20193552 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20193552>