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by sctb 8y ago
Just a bit older! Updated.
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by sctb 8y ago
As an exercise in optimistic parsing, the OP could've meant “Previous discussion of previous post”. It's a handy link in either case, thanks!
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by sctb 8y ago
That's fine, but we're here to gratify our intellectual curiosity. There's nothing wrong with recognizing as such, it just needs to be done thoughtfully and informatively so we can have a discussion about it.
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by sctb 8y ago
Indeed, but a necessary evil as a moderator of this site. We try to do it as infrequently as possible.
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by sctb 8y ago
Could you please post thoughtful comments? This isn't a look-I'm-clever-and-edgy one-liner site. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
We'd appreciate it if you'd start posting substantively. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
There will probably always be a snarky, jejune dismissal in every JavaScript thread, but commenters should think to themselves, “It doesn't have to be me.”
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by sctb 8y ago
This account has been posting mostly unsubstantive or off-topic comments. In order for this site to gratify our intellectual curiosity, we all have to actually bring some thought to the discussion. Would you please? https://news.
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by sctb 8y ago
Sure thing, we've taken a stab at it.
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by sctb 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18937640
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by sctb 8y ago
We've reverted the title from “New Google policy creates $15k barrier to entry for apps using the Gmail API”, which breaks the guidelines by editorializing.
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by sctb 8y ago
Please don't tease us! Some actual information would be nice.
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by sctb 8y ago
Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18999326 .
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by sctb 8y ago
If you won't start posting civilly and substantively we'll ban the account. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
Could you please try to increase the quality of your comments? We're here to learn something substantive, and one-liners don't deliver. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
Updated. Thanks!
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by sctb 8y ago
It should be clear that this comment does not pass the bar for civility on this site. Please don't post like it again. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
Can you please be a little bit less cranky? The biggest issue is that we don't stand to learn anything by comments like these. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
We've banned this account for trolling.
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by sctb 8y ago
At the risk of sounding authoritarian (luckily only in the domain of trivial internet comments), could you please not post like this and follow the guidelines instead? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
Thanks! We've updated the headline.
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by sctb 8y ago
We're way off into unsubstantive territory here. Please stop.
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by sctb 8y ago
All: we're going to try turning off the flags on this story. If you're going to comment here, do it civilly and substantively. I can already see signs of thought-degrading flame-entropy appearing, and if it continues we'll re
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by sctb 8y ago
OK, we've gone with “underpaid” as in, “Once employed, women, Blacks and Asians are systematically underpaid relative to their peers,” from the complaint.
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by sctb 8y ago
Perhaps they will, but meanwhile let's please stick with substantive comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
That's fair, but on the other hand Hacker News readers often lament the state of science journalism. Is there something in the middle between the originally submitted lightweight article and the actual paper?
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by sctb 8y ago
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18962992 .
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by sctb 8y ago
Thanks! We've updated the link from https://www.healthfoodis.com/2019/01/researchers-have-identi... .
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by sctb 8y ago
Please don't post like this on Hacker News. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by sctb 8y ago
Done. Thanks!

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