> you could apply the same logic to any comment anywhere.
That was, essentially, my point all along.
Unfortunately, I think that what dang is saying is that the job posting thread requires special treatment and guidelins that are, inexplicably [1] far more strict than the overall HN guidelines, in order to protect the community from damage.
> If the comment is junk or fake then the poster has the ability to respond as such (or profess ignorance).
Or even not dignify it with a response! Surely, HN readers can be trusted to tell difference between "just a grudge" (or corporate equivalent of ad-hominem or any other actually off-topic comment) and a legitimate comment, even complaint, about the hiring process.
> I think if you really want no replies it should be hardcoded into the HN architecture
I have also suggested this in the past, especially since it won't incur any editorial/moderation effort or ambiguity.
[1] This lack of explanation or reasoning is one of my recurring objections
That was, essentially, my point all along.
Unfortunately, I think that what dang is saying is that the job posting thread requires special treatment and guidelins that are, inexplicably [1] far more strict than the overall HN guidelines, in order to protect the community from damage.
> If the comment is junk or fake then the poster has the ability to respond as such (or profess ignorance).
Or even not dignify it with a response! Surely, HN readers can be trusted to tell difference between "just a grudge" (or corporate equivalent of ad-hominem or any other actually off-topic comment) and a legitimate comment, even complaint, about the hiring process.
> I think if you really want no replies it should be hardcoded into the HN architecture
I have also suggested this in the past, especially since it won't incur any editorial/moderation effort or ambiguity.
[1] This lack of explanation or reasoning is one of my recurring objections