Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were critical of him

Re:Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were cri... by grzm on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @09:33PM (#13027554)

It might just be a correction, nothing more. I've done the same in the past in the interest of improving the original comment. Perhaps it could have been made clearer (e.g., "note:", s/1930s/1920/). I'm not sure you can read too much into it.

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Re:Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were cri... by c23gooey on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @10:23PM (#13027764)

thank you for the alternative explanation. your are most likely correct and my comment was a bit over the top for the situation.

i still stick by my point that there is a level of pedantry on HN that really turns me off

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Re:Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were cri... by grzm on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @10:36PM (#13027820)

Thanks for acknowledging it :)

When pedantry serves as a roadblock to honest, charitable discussion, I agree :) I've written plenty of comments only to not-submit them, and deleted others right after posting. I've really tried to give people the benefit of the doubt, ignore small jibes if I can, and try to understand where people I may not agree with are coming from. After all, if I can't understand them, I'm not sure I can ask them to understand me. It's a work in progress. :)

PS: And actually, given their other follow-up comment,

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027616

I'm not sure if the charitable interpretation was the correct one. Even so, assuming malice rarely moves things forward.

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