top | item 14898111 (no title) theGimp | 8 years ago Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html discuss order hn newest nurettin|8 years ago I wouldn't say things like "gratuitous negativity" to anyone's face IRL. That would come off as annoying at best when two adults are trying to have a conversation. coldtea|8 years ago Who said he wouldn't say those things in a face-to-face conversation?And what's uncivil about them? theGimp|8 years ago What is the purpose of the parent comment? To score a point? To show us all the commenter is smarter than the vulgus?It passes the "gratuitous negativity" test to me. The same point could have been made without the condescension. load replies (3)
nurettin|8 years ago I wouldn't say things like "gratuitous negativity" to anyone's face IRL. That would come off as annoying at best when two adults are trying to have a conversation.
coldtea|8 years ago Who said he wouldn't say those things in a face-to-face conversation?And what's uncivil about them? theGimp|8 years ago What is the purpose of the parent comment? To score a point? To show us all the commenter is smarter than the vulgus?It passes the "gratuitous negativity" test to me. The same point could have been made without the condescension. load replies (3)
theGimp|8 years ago What is the purpose of the parent comment? To score a point? To show us all the commenter is smarter than the vulgus?It passes the "gratuitous negativity" test to me. The same point could have been made without the condescension. load replies (3)
nurettin|8 years ago
coldtea|8 years ago
And what's uncivil about them?
theGimp|8 years ago
It passes the "gratuitous negativity" test to me. The same point could have been made without the condescension.