Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by bmmayer1 on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:22PM
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Hi dang -- I appreciate what you're trying to do, but please understand it was neither my intent to start one or perpetuate a flame war, nor was my comment inflammatory in any reasonable sense of the word. Seems unfair to single me out here, given how perfectly bland my comment was, especially when compared to other comments made in this thread.
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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by dang on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:43PM
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I get that it wasn't your intent, but you're underestimating how provocative it was. That's standard for internet comments. Most provocation is unintentional, which why it always feels like other people cause the problem.
There's a sense in which the root comment of a flamewar is responsible for the flamewar whether it was intended or not: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
Still, if you hadn't posted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25086238, I wouldn't have replied. Note the phrase "nor perpetuate" above! And I certainly didn't single you out:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25086665
Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by bmmayer1 on Friday November 13, 2020 @06:28PM
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Fair enough. Although to be clear, I was being sarcastic about it being "funtimes." I hate flame wars and really didn't seek to invite or perpetuate it, nor did I think my original or follow-up comment would invite one.
Thanks for the explanation and for the great work you do moderating this community!