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The ratio of comments to votes in this thread is a perfect example of the "chilling effect" surrounding this topic and the limits it creates on free speech.

• doktrin 11y ago
  Are you really implying that people are refraining from commenting out of fear they're being monitored?
  • dhimes 11y ago
    Personally I am not commenting because I don't know much about the issue at hand.
    • zobzu 11y ago
      the same really. I don't think anyone will know for sure. The poor guy might just have not caught the issues back then. Or maybe it was malicious and still is. It's hard to say. In these cases, the wisest option is "innocent until proved guilty". False positives are worse than false negatives.
    • tptacek 11y ago
      BURN HIM. HE'S A WITCH.
      • sarciszewski 11y ago
        Does he float?
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• yellowapple 11y ago
  That's probably more attributable to knowledge of HN's algorithms basing article ranking on the upvote/comment ratio than on any sort of "chilling effect".
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• rhino369 11y ago
  I'm scared to participate this witchhunt / blacklist! Obama's America!
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