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> "it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes" The guidelines [0] disagree with you. "Be civil" is followed by a period, not
by lotharbot 14y ago
> "it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes"
The guidelines [0] disagree with you. "Be civil" is followed by a period, not by a list of exceptions for when it's OK to be an asshole. Likewise, "please respond to the argument instead of calling names" is followed by an example, not by exceptions.
When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling.
[0] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Alex3917 14y ago"When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling." I have been. For several years. You're right of course. From my perspective though it's just extremely frustrating because I try my best to help people stay safe, but day after day people keep thoughtlessly posting the same crap based on what they see on TV commercials or whatever.
- jtheory 14y agoDon't think of "people" as a static entity; that's the problem. HN does have something of an "eternal September" effect that everyone has to deal with, permanently. There's a constant influx of new people, many of whom will learn to contribute more valuable commentary, but haven't learned yet. It's discouraging, but easier to deal with if you recognize it for what it is.