- While it is against the guidelines, it’s unfortunate that the guidelines seem to never be up for discussion or evolution. Any discussion of this is met with swift downvoting and flagging.
- In this case, I believe it’s important to call a spade a spade and stand by my original comment. Unfortunately I find that despite everyone’s best intentions, the HN community’s steadfast commitment to productive discussion leads to cases such as this wherein the discussion is far from productive, yet members of the community are free to rationalize their perspectives and opinions under the guise of further “productive discussion.” To me, it’s a necessary counterbalance to call this out when it happens and to avoid the trap of inviting further rationalization of toxic commentary under the auspices of so-called productive discussion.
Community members should be held responsible for their commentary and its potential negative impact on on others within the community.
- While it is against the guidelines, it’s unfortunate that the guidelines seem to never be up for discussion or evolution. Any discussion of this is met with swift downvoting and flagging.
- In this case, I believe it’s important to call a spade a spade and stand by my original comment. Unfortunately I find that despite everyone’s best intentions, the HN community’s steadfast commitment to productive discussion leads to cases such as this wherein the discussion is far from productive, yet members of the community are free to rationalize their perspectives and opinions under the guise of further “productive discussion.” To me, it’s a necessary counterbalance to call this out when it happens and to avoid the trap of inviting further rationalization of toxic commentary under the auspices of so-called productive discussion.
Community members should be held responsible for their commentary and its potential negative impact on on others within the community.