Comment by tomhow
3 months ago
> What are the odds HN engages in speech censorship on viewpoints it doesn't like?
Funny you should ask but now's not the time to get into it.
Your comment breaches the guidelines.
Particularly this line:
> Get a grip on reality. Elon didn't cause any issues in EU policitcs.
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
The comment I replied also breached the same rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43805821
Why wasn't it flagged? Thanks for confirming the bias and double standard selective enforcement on HN.
Be snarky against liberal views? Flagged for braking rules. Be snarky against unpopular views? Allowed and often upvoted.
I saw yours first because it was recent, and your earlier comment was the first that started using terms like "crazy" and "mentally deranged". Sure, it's not ok for others to break the guidelines in replies, and I've now responded to the one you pointed out and others. We're not always going to have the time and patience go through a tyrefire of a subthread and scold every single person. Those who start or escalate flamewars need to take more responsibility.
As for bias: I've spent much of the past week and several hours today responding to allegations of bias in the opposite direction. I say to you what I've said to the others: we're not interested in ideology; we're interested in keeping HN a good place for curious conversations.
I think people here lack reading skills.
The term mentally deranged I used was at those committing acts of vandalism and terrorism against innocent people's private property, not against someone in the comments here. This is clear to anyone who can read at 8th grade level.
Am I wrong that such vandals are not mentally 100? Am I breaking HN rules with this assessment?
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