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…"this is a gathering of superb intellects?”… I havent come to HN and thought this either.

by sympil 2y ago

nickburns 2y ago
In Comments Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that". Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Tadpole9181 2y ago
  I'm sorry, you're allowed to be snarky and disparage swathes of people and call institutions "cancer", but someone quoting you is breaking the rules? Give me a break.
  - nickburns 2y ago
    More so the snark and disparagement implicitly directed at this community. The "I haven't come to HN and thought this either" part to be exact.
    - Tadpole9181 2y ago
      You're directing yours towards tens of millions and they're pointing theirs towards a few thousands. Just because you direct your snark and disparagement to "the others" doesn't make your comment any more civil than theirs.

…"this is a gathering of superb intellects?”… I havent come to HN and thought this either.

by sympil 2y ago

…"this is a gathering of superb intellects?”… I havent come to HN and thought this either.

In Comments Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that". Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Tadpole9181 2y ago
I'm sorry, you're allowed to be snarky and disparage swathes of people and call institutions "cancer", but someone quoting you is breaking the rules? Give me a break.
- nickburns 2y ago
  More so the snark and disparagement implicitly directed at this community. The "I haven't come to HN and thought this either" part to be exact.
  - Tadpole9181 2y ago
    You're directing yours towards tens of millions and they're pointing theirs towards a few thousands. Just because you direct your snark and disparagement to "the others" doesn't make your comment any more civil than theirs.