for example, how is the parent _not_ a political flamewar comment but my comment is
i mean, there are political submissions, and there are political comments, but my replies are political flamewar comment?
how many comments are flamewar comments in 1000+ comments under https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43634806
to me, it seems like a mega warfield
Your reply https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43631215 on the other hand, is a flamewar comment in all sorts of ways: it's a generic tangent, aggressive, inflammatory, filled with denunciatory rhetoric, nationalistic flamebait, and seriously in violation of this guideline:
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
as well as this one:
"Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."
As for https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43634806, yes, no doubt there are many flamewar comments in there, but it's not a good response to point fingers at others when your own posts are so clearly in violation of the guidelines. Not being the only rule-breaker doesn't make breaking the rules ok!
We don't come close to reading (or even seeing) everything that gets posted here—there's far too much. We can only moderate the things we happen to see. If you see someone else's post that ought to have been moderated but hasn't been, the likeliest explanation is that we didn't see it. You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com.
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