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Re:Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one... by DougN7 on Monday December 05, 2016 @04:06PM (#13109581)
It's a lot like that classical definition of pornography. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it. If a topic gets a lot of downvotes this week, it means it crossed the line for a lot of people. Simple :)
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Re:Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one... by fnovd on Monday December 05, 2016 @04:31PM (#13109843)
It's a definition that's ripe to be abused. It means topics can be censored and discussion silenced, not for breaking any specific rule, but by possessing too much of some subjective quality.
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Re:Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one... by davidw on Monday December 05, 2016 @05:36PM (#13110451)
You'll just have to trust the moderators then. They're good people. Maybe they'll screw up a bit, but it's not the end of the world. Too much politics, OTOH, could easily lead to this site going down the drain.
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Re:Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one... by int_19h on Monday December 05, 2016 @04:21PM (#13109738)
> I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.

See, that right there is a political statement in and of itself.

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Re:Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one... by beachstartup on Monday December 05, 2016 @08:06PM (#13111409)
yeah, and in that case about pornography, censorship was shot down.
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