If you keep posting this sort of low-value flamewar comment we are going to have to ban you. We have cut you miles of slack for years, but the slack is not infinite.
I still feel like absolutely bonkers stuff is posted about crypto and they get a pass - extremely low-effort lies and drivel - then I post my counterpoint hot take and it’s “You flame bait moron!”
Similarly I am passionate about China and communism given… the murders in my family… but again, we are supposed to call out certain topics but not others.
My defense, but noted on I’m on my final final warning.
Thanks. I know it always feels like the other side started it and did worse [1]. There are always datapoints around to support that idea, since we don't come close to seeing everything that gets posted here [2].
But if people feel like that makes it ok to break the rules themselves, we end up with a downward spiral [3], so that can't be right. The solution is to stick to the site guidelines no matter what other people do, and let us know about the other cases by flagging them or emailing us.
>If you keep posting this sort of low-value flamewar comment we are going to have to ban you. We have cut you miles of slack for years, but the slack is not infinite.
Turnabout should be fair play here. Dang's continual low-value abuse of users to enforce suppression of seibelj and others' speech should be met with flagging and every possible option to reduce the effect of these threats.
If it is possible to ban dang, we need to be finding ways to do so. If not, consider his abuse behavior like the payment processor 'Stripe.' Robust alternatives must be used to minimize the deterretive effect of threats.
Either way, we should stop cutting slack to Dang's efforts and focus on how to ensure adjusting of behavior is bilateral. Our slack for Dang is not infinite. If Dang does not enjoy the comments of others perhaps he should move to another platform :)
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Edit: I know this sounds harsh, but there's a ton of history here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29687129.