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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't reply to anyone like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here, and none of us would like it if we were spoken to this way due mainly to our nationality. https://news.y
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Previously... Corners Don't Look Like That: Regarding Screenspace Ambient Occlusion (2012) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30595038 - March 2022 (43 comments) Corners Don't Look Like That: Regarding Scre
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't post grandiose rhetoric like this. HN is not for ideological battle and and the guidelines ask us to avoid flamebait and divisive commentary. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   This comment has been flagged in our software as AI-generated. Of course it could be a false positive (though from reading it myself it does come across as LLM-influenced). But if you've used AI to write or polish the text, even just a
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't attack people on HN, even with vague insinuations. The guidelines ask: Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mista
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please, must we introduce contemporary political flamebait in a story about ... archeology? We're trying for curious conversation here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't post snark on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't. We detached this comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970444 and marked it off topic.
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   by tomhow 3mo ago

   Please don't use internet tropes or abuse people on HN the way you did here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973892 . We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973826
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't post dreck like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Just be a respectful participant here. I'm not policing you or being hostile. I'm pointing out what the expectations are, and stating that the rules apply equally to everyone, no matter what position you're advocating for. We
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't sermonize. HN has existed for two decades and we've been doing this job a long time. Plenty of people try and find a way to justify why their activities should be excused. It can't work like that. The guidelines
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't engage on ideological battle or use epithets/tropes like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't post comments in this sanctimonious style on HN. We're here for curious conversation, not moralizing. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Thanks. We’ve changed it to a more neutral title.
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    > muh illegal aliens and muh christianity and muh identity politics Please don't post lame tropes like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com&#x2
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We've banned this account for using HN for ideological battle and ignoring our requests to stop.
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't use HN for ideological battle, and don't call others names or attack anyone on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something very different to that here. We have to ban accounts that do this repeate
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't ever comment like this to anyone on HN, no matter who or what you're replying to. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.h
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Sure, I incorrectly used the word ”terms” in my comment above when I meant “sentiments”. The pattern I'm referring to is best exemplified by these comments: Go build and never speak to a human again, if that's what you want. Reje
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We appreciate your contributions here, but can you dial back this kind of sentiment in your comments? > Go build and never speak to a human again, if that's what you want. Reject the humanity you despise It's a really unfair st
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We don't tolerate comments like this. We've banned the account now that we've seen it, just as we always do when we see accounts posting like this. This is a troll account and these kinds of trolls have always existed on HN.
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We've banned this account. Please don't register accounts to break the guidelines with. It's a waste of everyone's time. This is only a place that you think is good to troll because others make the effort to keep it a pl
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Please don't act like a jerk on HN. We can disagree without belittling and jeering, and this style of comment doesn't make your position seem strong, at all. You've been here long enough to know that this is not what HN is fo
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We've banned this account. Enough is enough. We don't care what your opinion is, and we work hard to make this a space where everyone's opinion can be expressed and heard, but it can't work when people think they have li
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    This comment was detected by our software as AI generated. It could always be a false positive, but if you're using AI at all to write your comments, please stop. It's against the guidelines and only harms your reputation in the e
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    We always consolidate multiple threads about a topic into one thread, to avoid fragmenting the discussion and taking front page slots away from other articles. I've changed the URL of the primary thread to this one, and added the produ
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Comments moved thither. Thanks! (I've added this URL to the header of the main discussion. We always consolidate multiple threads about a topic into one thread, to avoid fragmenting the discussion and taking front page slots away from
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    Can you not post vile dreck like this to HN? It doesn't matter what you think of the target of your abuse and how deserving they are. They're not going to see it, but your fellow community members are, and some of us have to read
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    by tomhow 3mo ago

    > the usual workarounds aren't working for me Thanks for pointing this out. Unfortunately we'll have to take this off the HN front page, as we can only include articles that are publicly accessible or easily accessed via a payw