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"Please move along,your complaints are uninteresting and counterproductive." says the drug seller. "The OP didn't ask if you think this is a good conversation

"Please move along,your complaints are uninteresting and counterproductive." says the drug seller. "The OP didn't ask if you think this is a good conversation topic for Hacker News." He doesn't need to. I don't care what either the OP or you think of selling/soliciting drugs on HN. I see it, I flag it. " And yes, I sell legal drugs, just like the health food store the OP refers to. " When the health food sells health food on HN (and any entity selling anything legal can post advertising posts on HN) and it is an accepted and encouraged practice, then you have a point. "We're allowed to sell things on Hacker News. If you have a business and you're a member of Hacker News, it is completely accepted to discuss or promote your business here, whether it is a software business or not." By this logic, anyone with any kind of business could join HN and have a forum to sell his product, and still be within the spirit of HN. I see it as abusing a trust when you sell drugs here. Let the moderators decide this one. I don't enjoy "arguing" with you either. I saw someone selling drugs. I flagged it. The moderators will ignore the flag or confirm it. That's ok by me.

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phugoid 17y ago
Do you have similar beliefs about caffeine and aspirin? If someone with an interesting product (drugs, nuclear weapons) wants to join HN and spark conversation, that's OK by me.
- plinkplonk 17y ago
  "Do you have similar beliefs about caffeine and aspirin?" Sure, I have a "belief" that people trying to sell aspirin or caffeine on HN should be flagged. "someone with an interesting product (drugs, nuclear weapons) wants to join HN and spark conversation, that's OK by me." There are other places for buyers and sellers of dubious drugs and nuclear weapons to "spark conversations". The first is barely legal but slimy. The second is illegal and should be reported to the authorities. fwiw this isn't the first time this guy has tried to sell dubious drugs on this forum. see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=71371 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=71371. (thankfully killed). Read the comments there. By flagging this I am just requesting this be killed too. Of course it is the moderators privilege to let it live. Which is fine by me.

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phugoid 17y ago

Do you have similar beliefs about caffeine and aspirin? If someone with an interesting product (drugs, nuclear weapons) wants to join HN and spark conversation, that's OK by me.

plinkplonk 17y ago
"Do you have similar beliefs about caffeine and aspirin?" Sure, I have a "belief" that people trying to sell aspirin or caffeine on HN should be flagged. "someone with an interesting product (drugs, nuclear weapons) wants to join HN and spark conversation, that's OK by me." There are other places for buyers and sellers of dubious drugs and nuclear weapons to "spark conversations". The first is barely legal but slimy. The second is illegal and should be reported to the authorities. fwiw this isn't the first time this guy has tried to sell dubious drugs on this forum. see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=71371 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=71371. (thankfully killed). Read the comments there. By flagging this I am just requesting this be killed too. Of course it is the moderators privilege to let it live. Which is fine by me.