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Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by busterarm on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:17PM (#16546335)
Sorry. There's a better way that I could have phrased that, but I pretty clearly did not criticize the person or call them names but rather their argument. I know you're a busy guy but maybe could you correct my misunderstanding here?

This is absolutely language that I would use face to face with someone.

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Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by dang on Friday March 09, 2018 @02:50PM (#16554419)
It's pretty simple. First, that sentence combined personal language with aggressive language. That crosses into personal attack almost by definition. Second, it adds no information.

The fix is simple too: edit it out. Signal/noise ratio goes up and the comment gets better.

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