Mods - can we do something about the obvious political astroturfing? Every comment critical of GP here is dimming due to vapid down votes and it is discouraging and disappointing to see.
There's no evidence that the GP comment was in bad faith, and most of the downvoted comments I've seen here broke the site guidelines, so we needn't look for more menacing reasons.
>Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys intellectual curiosity, the value of the site.
I stand by my ground in original [now flagged] comment that my request for more clarification was a valid request.
If my claim of political shilling is against the standard, i expect to see political opinion be recognized and classified as rule breaking or the conversation entertained.
It is an application of a double standard that is poisoning to see here.
This is in my opinion poisoning of any discussion.
I'll admit, my gp your p comment does in fact jmp the gun, but my original comment was thought out.
It is, again, discouraging and I as a desiring participant find it harder and harder to engage in these topics on this forum.