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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h1y ago0 comments

> I wouldn't call it a rant, but rather a polite request for HN policy to change.

Which is made by blocking people with no ability to do anything about it.

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What? All you need to do is resubmit the request without a Referer header. For me, using Firefox, this meant clicking in the address bar, changing nothing, and hitting enter.

That's hardly "no ability to do anything about it".

yjftsjthsd-hOP1y ago

I mean people with no ability to alter HN moderation policy.

Consider it like this:

    1. I think, "oh, that looks relevant, let me open that link".
    2. I get a screenful of objections to HN moderation.
    3. I shrug and close the tab.

Since I'm just a normal user who can't change HN moderation, the outcome is that HN doesn't change but I walk away with a worse opinion of the Asahi Linux folks.

mcronce1y ago

It certainly didn't worsen my opinion of the Asahi Linux folks. On the contrary, I commend them for standing up for what they feel is right.

I also doubt they really care whether or not any particular HN reader has a positive or negative opinion of them.

lanstin1y ago

Weird: HN is supposed to be technical but the people behind Asahi Linux have proven themselves to be technical wizards; meanwhile HN seems more interested in money and pseudo-libertarian politics than transformitive technical excellence. But such is our age.

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mcronce1y ago

What? All you need to do is resubmit the request without a Referer header. For me, using Firefox, this meant clicking in the address bar, changing nothing, and hitting enter.

That's hardly "no ability to do anything about it".

yjftsjthsd-hOP1y ago

I mean people with no ability to alter HN moderation policy.

Consider it like this:

    1. I think, "oh, that looks relevant, let me open that link".
    2. I get a screenful of objections to HN moderation.
    3. I shrug and close the tab.

Since I'm just a normal user who can't change HN moderation, the outcome is that HN doesn't change but I walk away with a worse opinion of the Asahi Linux folks.

mcronce1y ago

It certainly didn't worsen my opinion of the Asahi Linux folks. On the contrary, I commend them for standing up for what they feel is right.

I also doubt they really care whether or not any particular HN reader has a positive or negative opinion of them.

lanstin1y ago

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