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Can you please stop posting flamewar comments? It's against the site guidelines because it destroys the curious conversation we're trying for. I know that topic is both important and activating, but that makes it more important, not less, to stick to the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

Instead, please make your substantive points thoughtfully, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are.

Was the problem with my comment the use of profanity? I did not insult the commenter, nor did I make any ad hominem attacks.

I don’t see any rules against profanity in general, or the use of profanity to respond to an argument. I also took the time to clarify why the argument is “bullshit”. But maybe I am missing something.

Not profanity per se, but if you lead with "Bullshit." then you're already well into aggressive flamewar mode.

"You can try all you want to erase [etc.]" is a form of personal attack. You don't need that.

Got it, I will dial it down a bit then :)