English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades

Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:03PM (#38170449)

There's a bunch of right wingers on hn with bees in their bonnets. Don't worry about it. Scroll through the history of the comments of your critical replies, you'll see them championing things like climate denial, mccarthyism, anti-vax conspiracies, it's the whole gamut.

Certainly I've now painted a target on my back for them to attack me and deny it. Have fun clicking that arrow and burying this because your war for free speech doesn't actually apply to you know, stuff like this.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by zmgsabst on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:07PM (#38170493)

Ah yes, the old dismissing people based on being That Tribe (TM), so you can ignore the actual arguments raised.

You’re the epitome of class and intellect.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:10PM (#38170524)

spiro agnew's effete impudent snob attack. classic.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by zmgsabst on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:13PM (#38170565)

I made my argument based on facts. You can read it here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38170401

I understand you’re Too Good (TM) to reply substantively — you’re beyond having to engage in good faith with mere mortals.

Clearly, I have a lot to learn from someone who argues serious topics with fallacies and abuse.

You’re such a shining intellect.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:14PM (#38170578)

ben shapiro's facts and logic rhetoric, now we're getting modern.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by dijit on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:19PM (#38170640)

This kind of comment is not going to play well with the HN audience, it is not intellectually curious and it does not add to, or improve the conversation.

Ben Shapiro’s tactics are easy to argue against if that’s what you believe is happening.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:25PM (#38170721)

it's just bad faith bullying tactics. There's nothing to be gained from the engagement. Naming the tactic is about as intellectually engaging as it gets.

I'd love to see gish-galloping or the perversity, futility, or jeopardy thesis come up. Those are at least entertaining.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by zmgsabst on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:15PM (#38170594)

You can be snarky, but that doesn’t change the situation:

You can’t reply substantively.

You’re a beacon of wisdom and wit!

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:24PM (#38170702)

You called me a bunch of names, used classic harassment tactics and now you're negging me.

I'll continue to respond to you by stepping over these tired traps you're trying to set.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by zmgsabst on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:43PM (#38170941)

You threw out a fallacy first, responded to pointing that out with dismissive snark, then whine when people call you positive names?

I think that’s because you’re uncomfortable with the fact I called out your fallacy and told the truth — you’re unable to respond substantively.

That kind of fallacy, then crying about how you’re the victim when people point it out, is a great example of bad faith — but why show good faith to That Team (TM)?

You’re a paragon of virtue.

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Re:English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades by kristopolous on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:50PM (#38171022)

and that's the gish gallop.

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