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There's a cadre of people who troll this site for crimethink, then screencap it and post it to Twitter under the hashtag #hnwatch. If you have your name or comp
by Torgo 12y ago
There's a cadre of people who troll this site for crimethink, then screencap it and post it to Twitter under the hashtag #hnwatch. If you have your name or company in your profile, be careful about posting here too.
- sosuke 12y agoWoah, that hashtag is really interesting. I wonder if the concentration of HN, and the tendancy to be identifiable led to something like that. Though Slashdot was around for much longer, Reddit too, and their communities dwarf HN there isn't something similar. Feels a bit like political news, just waiting for a gaffe to report on, or something to take out of context.
- leohutson 12y agoReddit has loads of warring groups that link to comments, and either critique the threads or hijack and vote brigade them, depending on the group or who you ask. Its the most worthless type of internet activism, people unwilling or unable to submit to rational debate about an issue, either because they are too lazy or the issue is too emotive, so they resort to factionalism.