Re:FCC Passes Strict Net Neutrality Regulations on 3-2 Vote
by dang on Thursday February 26, 2015 @05:45PM
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> My thesis is that these accounts are not here for legitimate argument.
If you suspect accounts of not being here for legitimate purposes you are welcome to email your suspicions to us at [email protected]. But it's not ok to make accusations of astroturfing in HN threads. The degradation it causes to the discourse is obvious from the current discussion alone: wherever it comes up turns into a toxic waste pond.
Personally accusing paulhauggis of being a shill just because you don't like his politics is one of the worst examples I've seen. I think you owe him an apology. Even if you're right that someone refuses to change his mind when shown superior arguments, the only thing that entitles you to accuse them of is human nature.
If you suspect accounts of not being here for legitimate purposes you are welcome to email your suspicions to us at [email protected]. But it's not ok to make accusations of astroturfing in HN threads. The degradation it causes to the discourse is obvious from the current discussion alone: wherever it comes up turns into a toxic waste pond.
Personally accusing paulhauggis of being a shill just because you don't like his politics is one of the worst examples I've seen. I think you owe him an apology. Even if you're right that someone refuses to change his mind when shown superior arguments, the only thing that entitles you to accuse them of is human nature.