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Ask HN: Heated discussion or flamewar? Where is the line drawn?

3 pointsby Systemic33over 11 years ago
After reading the discussion [1] whether there is an anti-microsoft conspiracy on HN, with pg joining in about how the flamewar-trigger was set off, it got me wondering where the line is drawn between a heated discussion and a flamewar?<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=6596038

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ScottWhighamover 11 years ago
If you&#x27;re looking to learn what the algo rules are, you&#x27;re probably not going to get a completely public response. And why should you expect one? The minute the &quot;rules&quot; are published, some clever so-and-so while change their behavior so that they do bad things without getting caught.<p>Maybe you could try sending pg an email?