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Re:Bots, so many bots by dcminter on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @11:41AM (#41709870)
A human aggressively taking a particular line and a bot doing so may be equivalent; do we need to differentiate there?
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Re:Bots, so many bots by diggan on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @11:53AM (#41710043)
If the comment is off-topic/breaking the guidelines/rules, it should be removed, full stop.

The difference is that the bots comment should be removed regardless if the particular comment is breaking the rules or not, as HN specifically is a forum for humans. The humans comment, granted it doesn't break the rules, shouldn't, no matter how shitty their opinion/view is.

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Re:Bots, so many bots by dcminter on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @02:46PM (#41712528)
If posts make HN a less interesting place to converse I don't see why humans should get a pass & I don't see anything in the guidelines to support that view either.
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