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1. locall+0f[view] [source] 2025-06-28 11:10:59
>>ahmetc+(OP)
The guidelines of HN, to be kind and curious in the comments, are difficult to follow in this case. Outrage doesn't bring anything either, but a polite and curious discussion is impossible. The lack of reflection in the western world on this issue is seriously disturbing.
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2. dang+Kf[view] [source] 2025-06-28 11:22:29
>>locall+0f
I hear you and I agree that there are topics which conventional politeness cannot respond to adequately, and that this is one of those topics.

If you take those words "kind" and "curious" in a large sense—larger than usual—I think there's enough room there to talk about even this topic without breaking the guidelines.

How to do this? That is something we have to work out together. You're right that it's difficult.

From a moderation point of view, I can tell you that just avoiding garden-variety flamewar and internet tropes already gets us a lot of the way there. You'd be surprised at how many users who think they're taking a grand moral stand against conventional politeness are simply repeating those. Conventional impoliteness isn't any answer either.

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3. locall+mn[view] [source] 2025-06-28 12:50:15
>>dang+Kf
Thanks. I was not critical, especially not of the moderation, just tried to sum up what I think about it, and other than meaningless outrage there was nothing there. And yet there is no point in that because that's just letting off steam. I don't think it should be removed either.
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