That link shows the opposite of what you say. I was careful to moderate that thread much less than we would have normally. Under normal circumstances, we downweight ordinary Twitter drama off HN's front page because it isn't intellectually interesting. In that case we intervened much less, exactly in keeping with the principle: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... The submission stayed on HN's front page for many hours, and the title edit I did was precisely in keeping with the site guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) and fully explained at the time.

I certainly don't mean to offend you, but a phrase like "your replies are unwelcome" doesn't take away others' right to respond in a public forum (imagine if it could!), and doesn't change my responsibility to correct the record when people make false statements about how HN functions. The good will of the community is the only asset that this place has. It's my job to tend to that by answering questions and addressing criticisms—which means admitting them when they're right, and showing how they aren't when they're not.

You have a point about rhetoric though. This type of posting is so repetitive that I do sometimes try to mix it up with different metaphors and phrasings. Some of it probably does get a little provocative at times, and I apologize if it landed that way in this case. I often edit my posts to tone them down when I feel like they went a little too far. It wouldn't be better, though, to post mechanically all day—it would eliminate the human element, which would not be in the spirit of this place, and it's much better for the community when there's variation.

> I certainly don't mean to offend you, but a phrase like "your replies are unwelcome" doesn't take away others' right to respond in a public forum (imagine if it could!), and doesn't change my responsibility to correct the record when people make false statements about how HN functions.

Dang, I think we disagree on what “correcting the record” entails, or what even is “correct.” I also don’t appreciate the continued downvotes I’m getting in these discussions with you. I just want you to know personally that your responses towards me are unwelcome.