No we shouldn't be personal. Period. What I've always thought set HN above other sites like Reddit is the quality of the arguments. At the end of the day we al

No we shouldn't be personal. Period. What I've always thought set HN above other sites like Reddit is the quality of the arguments. At the end of the day we all learn and grow by putting forward our positions on various topics and issues and seeing what comes out of it. And those positions can and should be aggressively defended as need be. If you take it personally then clearly that is your problem and no one else's. When we start attacking the person everyone loses.