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title: dang, Hacker News Guidelines
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\nComments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. […]
\nRespond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that’s easier to criticize. Assume good faith. […]
\nDon’t post shallow dismissals, especially of other people’s work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
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