Re:Google 'mic drop' Gmail joke for April Fools' day backfires
by scrollaway on Saturday April 02, 2016 @10:58AM
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Sorry, you're right. I'm guessing you're talking about my other comment then? I agree it was too strong, but by the time I wanted to edit it it wasn't editable anymore.
This one OTOH I'm not sure what's wrong with it.
Re:Google 'mic drop' Gmail joke for April Fools' day backfires
by dang on Saturday April 02, 2016 @02:51PM
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I just picked one comment to reply to, but the problem was across all of them. The above one is also too 'strong', to use your word, in a personal way.
I sympathize with the emotion behind it, but when you weaponize it like that and direct it at somebody, you break the bonds of community here—which are so weak to begin with, that protecting them has to be everyone's priority.
Thanks for responding so nicely.
The HN guidelines ask you specifically not to call names in comments, whether or not someone else says bad things. You called a lot of names; that's understandable on a subject that evokes strong emotion, but those also are the occasions where the guidelines most apply. Had you followed them and edited those bits out, your comments would have been more persuasive, and also more dignified.