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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by omeid2 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @06:05PM (#16305479)
There is some kind of poetic irony in asking someone to take serious the guidelines of that which they do not take seriously in the first place.
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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by grzm on Sunday February 04, 2018 @06:16PM (#16305513)
The available alternatives when trying to encourage people to abide by community standards aren't particularly appealing.
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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by throwawaybz0 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @08:22PM (#16305973)
Like constantly banning them with extreme prejudice for not towing the line? That already happens anyway, and it’s one reason why sites like n-gate exist. HN is a parody of itself.
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