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Plainly? The dictionary doesn’t agree with you. Plainly.

noun noun: attack; plural noun: attacks an aggressive and violent action against a person or place. "he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint"

Plainly, you don’t want me criticizing a YC startup. I can do a search on this site and find far more « attacking », difference being that those comments aren’t directed towards YC start ups. Plainly.



That's really not it. I don't care who you were criticizing; I care about HN not destroying itself. It's my job to try to prevent that.

People criticize YC startups on HN every day. Just look at the beating these guys took in their launch post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28247379.

No objective reader would look at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28328010 and see anything other than an insult. No more of this, please.


I respect you and what you're trying to do. I think being able to edit a comment after reflection might have helped in this case.




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