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446 points tonmoy | 1 comments | 24 Aug 23 16:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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Pannoniae ◴[24 Aug 23 17:30 UTC] No.37251926[source]▶
There's really one thing missing from the guidelines IMO - "don't downvote for disagreement, downvote for offtopic/flamebait/inappropriate comment".

Well, this should be obvious, but it sadly isn't...

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1. tsimionescu ◴[24 Aug 23 17:34 UTC] No.37251994[source]▶
I believe that is intentionally not in the guidelines. Regardless, even if it was, it's a losing battle.