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Re:Chinese scientists destroyed proof of virus in December? by dang on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:58PM (#22607047)
Deleting a comment after perpetuating a flamewar does nothing to unburn this place. However, we'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that the deletions mean you intend not to do this again.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Chinese scientists destroyed proof of virus in December? by throwaway5752 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:47PM (#22607755)
I certainly do not intend to do this again. I think under normal times it would not have been as bad. I will take particular care under current circumstances. My sincere apologies to you.
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Re:Chinese scientists destroyed proof of virus in December? by dang on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:02PM (#22607990)
Appreciated! It makes me happy that I guessed right and didn't ban you.

I hope everyone understands that we ban users not to punish anyone, but to protect the site. If people give us reason to believe that they sincerely want to use HN as intended, we're happy to unban them, and do that all the time. Also, we make mistakes sometimes—because moderation is guesswork—and appreciate being told when we do, so we can correct them.

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