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0 pointsfemto1132y ago0 comments

Deliberately trying to create an extreme situation in order to find when/where/how a service breaks is inarguably "abuse" regardless of whether the intent was malign.

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eyelidlessness2y ago

I addressed this in another downthread reply. Briefly, I agree. My quibble isn’t with the term “abuse”, only the nature of its intent.

akerl_2y ago

The intent doesn't seem particularly relevant.

eyelidlessness2y ago

Sure it does. Why would we even be discussing “GitHub predictably enforced rules in response to actions with no conceivable merit”?

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0 pointsfemto1132y ago0 comments

Deliberately trying to create an extreme situation in order to find when/where/how a service breaks is inarguably "abuse" regardless of whether the intent was malign.

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eyelidlessness2y ago

I addressed this in another downthread reply. Briefly, I agree. My quibble isn’t with the term “abuse”, only the nature of its intent.

akerl_2y ago

The intent doesn't seem particularly relevant.

eyelidlessness2y ago

Sure it does. Why would we even be discussing “GitHub predictably enforced rules in response to actions with no conceivable merit”?

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