>Well what is a discussion "supposed" to be about? You certainly have a lot to say about it.
I referred to the community guidelines in my comment.[0] One such guideline is to not reply to egregious comments, like conspiratorial ones promoting outrageous claims from known frauds. The 25 comments are still available for viewing for users who opt-in to view discussions that have been flagged as violating the community's guidelines.
>Even if you think the other side is a blatant lie, better to have it get shot down than to have it look like any other views are just flagged
That is not the guidance HN outlines for this community. A blatant lie restated from a known charlatan is not just "any other view," it is an egregious comment. If you are expecting a low-moderation open forum, HN is intentionally not that, even if most of the moderation is community-voted rather than from designated janitors.
I referred to the community guidelines in my comment.[0] One such guideline is to not reply to egregious comments, like conspiratorial ones promoting outrageous claims from known frauds. The 25 comments are still available for viewing for users who opt-in to view discussions that have been flagged as violating the community's guidelines.
>Even if you think the other side is a blatant lie, better to have it get shot down than to have it look like any other views are just flagged
That is not the guidance HN outlines for this community. A blatant lie restated from a known charlatan is not just "any other view," it is an egregious comment. If you are expecting a low-moderation open forum, HN is intentionally not that, even if most of the moderation is community-voted rather than from designated janitors.
[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html