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Look, my point is not one way of the other (although I do have strong opinions on the matter.) My point is that when you mix politics and controversy in an anon
by axiom 18y ago
Look, my point is not one way of the other (although I do have strong opinions on the matter.) My point is that when you mix politics and controversy in an anonymous public forum, you get a lot more heat than light.
I'm amazed that this story hasn't been killed yet (it really seems to go against a lot of previous editorial decisions here, which I thought were a really good idea.) Can you imagine a story about Hamas using human shields on the front page? it would be nuts, whether you think it's an important issue or not. These kinds of stories are a magnet for trolls.
- homme 18y agoThese kinds of stories are a magnet for trolls. And yet... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=438654 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=438654 So why can't the discussion continue? Why aren't Israel and Hamas's actions viable targets of inquiry?
- axiom 18y agoJust as you can run across a busy highway once, twice, or ten times and come out fine, doesn't mean that's it's a good idea, so allowing one story like this won't cause much damage, but as an editorial policy is a disaster.