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0 pointsve556y ago0 comments

Parent comment specifically states "I'm not saying the post is bad", yet you say "Saying it's a bad post because" in your response. It would be better to read their comment in full to attempt to better understand their angle before responding with a comment like that.

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dymk6y ago

Let's try not to derail this with pointless semantic mincing; the comment above mine said this was "a bad HN submission". What else is that supposed to mean?

What salient difference could they mean between "A bad post" and "A bad HN submission", aside from them simply not having a coherent train of thought?

ve55OP6y ago

They meant that it is a good blog post (likely - not specifically stated), but that when posted on HN, will likely inspire bad comments. I interpreted your comment as conflating the concepts 'post' and 'submission' - the difference I saw was that I read 'post' with a non-HN context (a post on an external website), but submission with a HN context (specifically, a submission on HN).

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dymk6y ago

Let's try not to derail this with pointless semantic mincing; the comment above mine said this was "a bad HN submission". What else is that supposed to mean?

What salient difference could they mean between "A bad post" and "A bad HN submission", aside from them simply not having a coherent train of thought?

ve55OP6y ago

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