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If we're not supposed to comment when we flag articles[1], does it really make sense to ask why? For the record, I hit flag because while this was an outrageou
by twoodfin 12y ago
If we're not supposed to comment when we flag articles[1], does it really make sense to ask why?
For the record, I hit flag because while this was an outrageous act of barbarism, and indeed freedom of speech is important for all of us, the link does not particularly gratify intellectual curiosity[1]. Nor do I think it's a good idea to start discussing even significant non-hacker news of the day here. The (relative) focus of the hn community is one reason we have such an amazing stable of regular commenters.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- UVB-76 12y agoI respectfully disagree. It does sate one's intellectual curiosity to see how an organisation manages its web presence in the immediate aftermath of an event such as this. Freedom of expression is also central to the hacker ethos, and even with the limited information we have at present, it is quite apparent this was an attack on that principle.