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Please don't make sweeping claims about what HN “is”. The HN is a large group of people with a range of views that maps to a normal distribution on most topics

by tomhow 10mo ago

Please don't make sweeping claims about what HN “is”. The HN is a large group of people with a range of views that maps to a normal distribution on most topics, with a slight skew to left-libertarianism. It's common for people to notice "too much" of what they dislike on HN, and then to think the site is dominated by that thing. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20notice-dislike%20bias&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

NewUser76312 9mo ago
"I've noticed" was my wording - communicating my claim and opinion. I will make claims and opinions on a message forum, thank you very much. Unless you want to pull up a specific moderation rule instructing me otherwise. "Slight skew" is just your claim and opinion. We're both equally entitled to them. I'd be happy to look at actual data: try an anonymous poll on HN for political affiliation sometime. We both know that skew wouldn't be "slight". Please don't make unfounded counter claims without evidence.
- ImPostingOnHN 9mo ago
  From the guidelines: - Be kind. Don't be snarky. - Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. - Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. - Please don't post shallow dismissals - Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. - Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. - Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.
  - gnabgib 9mo ago
    Perhaps you could hold yourself to the same standards? Recent: Snark: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46609142 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46609142 46456130 Sneering: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744171 46393326 Flamebait: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522904 46193164 46554648 Dismissals: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781321 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781321 46609142 46393326 46193164 Political/Ideological battles: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711677 46284385 46284338 46283174 46193164
    - ImPostingOnHN 9mo ago
      > Unless you want to pull up a specific moderation rule instructing me otherwise. I'm happy I was able to help fulfill your request. Have a good one!

by tomhow 10mo ago

NewUser76312 9mo ago

"I've noticed" was my wording - communicating my claim and opinion. I will make claims and opinions on a message forum, thank you very much. Unless you want to pull up a specific moderation rule instructing me otherwise. "Slight skew" is just your claim and opinion. We're both equally entitled to them. I'd be happy to look at actual data: try an anonymous poll on HN for political affiliation sometime. We both know that skew wouldn't be "slight". Please don't make unfounded counter claims without evidence.

ImPostingOnHN 9mo ago
From the guidelines: - Be kind. Don't be snarky. - Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. - Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. - Please don't post shallow dismissals - Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. - Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. - Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.
- gnabgib 9mo ago
  Perhaps you could hold yourself to the same standards? Recent: Snark: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46609142 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46609142 46456130 Sneering: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744171 46393326 Flamebait: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522904 46193164 46554648 Dismissals: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781321 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781321 46609142 46393326 46193164 Political/Ideological battles: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711677 46284385 46284338 46283174 46193164
  - ImPostingOnHN 9mo ago
    > Unless you want to pull up a specific moderation rule instructing me otherwise. I'm happy I was able to help fulfill your request. Have a good one!