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Re:Hacker News is depressing by scott_s on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @01:16PM (#5745118)
You're new here, so you may think people are downvoting you for what you're saying. They're really downvoting you for how you say it. We try to put a premium on being civil.
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Re:Hacker News is depressing by SCdF on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @05:45PM (#5747124)
You're right (and it's one of the reasons I enjoy reading HN) but it's kind of ironic in this context, isn't it?

We're all so good at not telling people to STFU and what-not, but we still have enumerable troubles with entire discussions not being derailed into hate-fests, albeit with some uncharacteristically (for an internet discussion) polite language.

Something to think about.

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Re:Hacker News is depressing by gosu on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @06:45PM (#5747542)
For what it's worth, your post made me realize how much of a polite hater I was being in my post above.
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Re:Hacker News is depressing by scott_s on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @09:51AM (#5750787)
I am thinking about it. Not sure what to do about it, though.
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