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Interesting, there is no rule about this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Furthermore, precedent would indicate quite a different policy.

But the most interesting part comes here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9362589 where you say I am being insulting by requesting people leave anti-science comments outside of hacker news. Is it then acceptable for you to tell me to leave politics off this site? It seems to me like one of these categories is more appropriate for this site; not because I think science is awesome, but because that seems to be generally how the rest of HN is run.

I think most people here agree science rocks, and while there might be some that hate politics, I don't think in any way that is comparable to the size of people who hate science.

Additionally there's a whole slew of degenerate comments around here that you feel are perfectly acceptable.

>>natmas+(OP)
"Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them" more than covers a comment like "Obama stealing [...] for himself and his crony friends".

Re the thread from 107 days ago, calling someone or their comments "anti-science", telling them they're not rational and are lying to themselves: all such things break the guidelines that ask you to be civil and not to call names.

>>dang+0Q
Re this thread from a few days ago, calling someone or their comments "flamewar topics" and "not new": all such things break the guidelines that ask you to be civil and not to call names.

'"Lol guise guise hey guise guise guise but benghazi tho" on the other hand is the best comment on HN and shall be rewarded' - dang

>>dang+0Q
Have you ever stopped to think how calling people aggressors, and flamewar starters affects them? Do you think such insults are going to encourage them to keep trying to elevate the level of conversation here? Have you considered trying to understand them as a human, rather than treat them as an anonymous enemy? You might find treating people nicely can result in them being more open to your perspective, and maybe just maybe you'll open your mind yourself.

>>natmas+ha1
(Belated reply, but I only just saw this.)

Yes, I do think about that; I try not to call people aggressors and flamewar starters, but only to make statements about content. I don't always get that right, though.

If you want to continue discussing this, emailing hn@ycombinator.com would be best, since we don't see everything posted here.