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   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Please don't fulminate on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
2. 422.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Please don't use HN primarily for battle over geopolitical disputes. The guidelines make it clear we're trying to avoid that here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
3. 423.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Please don't do this. It's against HN's guidelines and norms to engage in self-promotion or post content summaries or generated content. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Many thanks :) We know it can be hard to stay on the right side of the guidelines and we don't expect everyone to perfect (how boring!) but we just need people to keep them in mind and do their best.
5. 425.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Thanks for sharing this. We don't like to double-up on posts about one topic on the front page, because that causes the discussion to be fragmented, so I've added the link to the header of the main thread at https://new
6. 426.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   It’s fine to criticize corporations, thoughtfully. It happens all the time here. And YC exists to challenge major corporations and continues to work hard every day to help startups challenge them. My request to you has nothing to do with cr
7. 427.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   Can you please just follow the guidelines? You can make any point if it’s on-topic and expressed according to the site’s intended spirit. We can’t keep debating whether the guidelines apply to a specific topic. You can’t run a forum that wa
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   by tomhow 4mo ago

   It’s not really about who the target is, it’s about the kind of conversations we want to have here. The guidelines ask us to converse curiously, avoid fulmination, and to avoid internet tropes. When we depart from that to vent at a megacorp
9. 429.▲
   by tomhow 4mo ago

   We've banned this account for posting many comments that seem generated. Please don't do this. HN is for conversation between humans. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
10. 430.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please don't reply to a bad comment with another bad comment on HN. That's how we get flamewars, which is exactly what we want to avoid. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please try to be less snarky and dismissive in comments on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here, and this is meant to be a place where we can appreciate building for its own sake. https://n
12. 432.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Previously... PostgreSQL is enough - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39273954 - Feb 2024 (316 comments)
13. 433.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    > Well I tried but you are extremely ignorant, and my comment got flagged anyway. Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not l
14. 434.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please don't sneer like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
15. 435.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    We've asked you before to avoid posting like this, but you continue submitting low-substance or inflammatory comments, including several containing barbs about nationalities/regions. This has to stop if you want to keep participat
16. 436.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    OK, but please avoid generic tangents and fulmination on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    This kind of attack on any nationality is clearly off limits on HN. The guidelines specifically ask us to avoid political battle or flamebait. If you keep commenting like this we'll have to ban the account. We'd do exactly the sam
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please don't fulminate on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
19. 439.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please just flag egregious comments or email us (hn@ycombinator.com) if it seems like something needs moderator attention. We've had bad stuff on HN since the start. We can deal with it easily if we know about it.
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    If you're going to use the word, just type the word. We don't need grawlix here. But also, don't comment like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better than this. https://news.
21. 441.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    We've asked you several times not to post flamebait on HN. You've been here long enough to know what the guidelines are. If you keep posting like this we'll have to assume you want to be banned. https://news.ycombi
22. 442.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    > You are not a serious person. Please stop being noise. This is specifically against the guidelines, notably these lines: Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. Comments should g
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    We've banned this account. Don't register accounts to post vile comments like this. We don't care what the source is; we care about the insinuation and the agenda, and everything it pattern-matches with. We've already ba
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    We don’t apply the rules selectively. We take action on the breaches we see. If you’re sincere about wanting to observe the guidelines or point out other comments you think may be in breach, you can always email us. Plenty of people do this
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    I was trying to understand exactly what you meant so I could understand how I got it wrong. It didn’t even cross my mind to ban or penalize your account. We don’t do that.
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    > Show me where the sneer is. What did you actually mean by this, in your first comment? Genuinely hilarious reply.
27. 447.▲
    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Please don't comment 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 4mo ago

    Please don't do this here.
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    Thanks. We don't take anything down (except in rare cases when a user explicitly asks us to remove one of their posts for privacy reasons). We just need everyone to make the effort to observe the guidelines at all times when participat
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    by tomhow 4mo ago

    I was actually trying to be good humored rather than snarky. I get that it’s not always easy to strike the right balance and sometimes the intended spirit doesn't come across. Regarding this: > My bad, I will do better. Your account