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>>nicola+(OP)
One thing that puzzles me is why HN does not have a policy of banning users who post explicitly racist comments. I sometimes (unwisely) get sucked into arguing with these people. However, this is essentially impossible to do within the site guidelines, as you either have to have a respectful discussion with a racist (which only legitimizes them) or call them out for being a racist (which isn't allowed). I'm aware that racist comments often get flagged, but then again, they also often don't. And users who post such comments are able to continue contributing to the site.

I won't post links to examples here because, again, that is probably not within the site guidelines. But I'm happy to supply on request.

>>foldr+YY
>One thing that puzzles me is why HN does not have a policy of banning users who post explicitly racist comments.

HN does have such policy.

The issue is some users think anything right of Trotsky is "racist", "White supremacy culture", etc. It's a term that has almost lost all practical meaning in $CURRENT_YEAR.

>But I'm happy to supply on request.

I'd love to see some examples, because practically every instance I've seen of racism in the comments section has been [flagged] quickly. I flag it everytime I come across it, and I rarely come across it these days.