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by tomhow 3mo ago
Ok cool, thanks. Dang and I use “WTF?” from time to time for alarmingly egregious comments. I wasn’t telling someone else not to use that specific term; only to avoid giving energy to a common troll of the kind we insta-ban. Mean comments a
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by tomhow 3mo ago
Thanks I guess but can you explain what you mean with any more clarity?
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Please don't fulminate on HN. Just flag and move on. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by tomhow 4mo ago
WTF? Please don't comment like this on HN. It breaks multiple guidelines. Please take a moment to read the guidelines and make an effort to observe them if you want to keep participating https://news.ycombinator.com/new
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Comments moved thither. Thanks!
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Comments moved thither. Thanks!
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Comments moved thither. Thanks!
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Yes, but that’s easily evaded. For repeat offenders we just ban them again.
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Yeah, comments like that are just trying to get a reaction. Best not to give them oxygen.
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Please don't post like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html . We detached this comment from https://news.ycomb
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by tomhow 4mo ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48720244 and marked it off topic.
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to &qu
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Please don't fulminate or engage in battle on HN. If you see a bad comment, flag it, and if you're find one that's particularly egregious or part of a pattern, you can email us (hn@ycombinator.com) so we can investigate.
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by tomhow 4mo ago
We've banned this account. Please don't introduce generic tangents in HN threads. The guidelines explicitly ask us not to do this. The guidelines also ask us not to register serial throwaway accounts. Please stop, it's a wast
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by tomhow 4mo ago
They can still comment or submit items; their posts are dead by default but can still be seen by users with `showdead` turned on and can be vouched, to make them visible to everyone. Moderators will also unkill dead posts we see that we thi
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Please don't reply like this to comments like this. Just flag them, and if you're feeling extra-helpful, email us (hn@ycombinator.com).
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by tomhow 4mo ago
We've banned this account.
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by tomhow 4mo ago
The comment was killed by downvotes and flags within an hour of it being posted. Regarding your claim, you're welcome to point out any such users and comments that are not flagged/killed or banned. We act immediately when we'
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by tomhow 4mo ago
The guidelines still apply here. Comments that are inflammatory should be flagged/killed and repeat/egregious offenders should be banned. In the case of your past account: we happily unban accounts when people establish a track re
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by tomhow 4mo ago
OK, but please don't post low-substance comments on HN. Telling us you “don't care” about a topic achieves nothing other than instigating a generic tangent, which is against the guidelines. Please take a moment to read the guideli
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Can you please stop commenting in this inflammatory style? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.yco
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Thanks, macroexpanded, and another one... Daisugi, the Japanese technique of growing trees out of other trees (2020) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37759366 - Oct 2023 (102 comments) Daisugi, the 600-year-old Jap
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677564
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677564
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by tomhow 4mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677564
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677564
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677564 .
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by tomhow 4mo ago
Om Malik has died - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678852 - June 2026 (163 comments) Om - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693391 - June 2026 (15 comments) Om Malik taught Silicon Valley
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by tomhow 4mo ago
The last sentence is false: More than ever, YC is most seeking highly technical founders. It's also false that YC will overlook IP theft for the sake of financial upside. One of the most fundamental principles that YC drums into startu

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