Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

I wouldn't worry too much about it. People vote down bad submissions all the time. And I think if it gets way out of hand, pg has no problem banning people

Re: Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

#6

Post by wesley » Sun, Nov 16, 2008, 7:01 PM UTC

alex_c wrote: post #3

Context: http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=366128

To be fair, your Obama question was retarded. Sorry, I'm being honest.

Re: Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

#7

Post by mellow » Sun, Nov 16, 2008, 7:12 PM UTC

tsetse-fly wrote: post #4

alex_c wrote: post #3

Context: http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=366128

More context: http://news.ycombinator.net/submitted?id=mellow Plus one about aliens that was killed.

I thought the one about Aliens was prescient. Oh well.

Re: Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

#8

Post by mellow » Sun, Nov 16, 2008, 7:16 PM UTC

wesley wrote: post #6

alex_c wrote: post #3

Context: http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=366128

To be fair, your Obama question was retarded. Sorry, I'm being honest.

To be fair, POTUS is one of the most important people in the World. His team should be reading news.ycombinator.com for many (I would have thought, obvious) reasons.

Re: Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

#9

Post by mellow » Sun, Nov 16, 2008, 7:21 PM UTC

eb wrote: post #2

Why is he anymore of a troll than you are? Have you read your submissions?

He has posted more comments than I have which could be considered Trollish.

Re: Ask YC: Should we flag Trolls?

#10

Post by mellow » Sun, Nov 16, 2008, 7:40 PM UTC

eb wrote: post #2

Why is he anymore of a troll than you are? Have you read your submissions?

I just up-voted you. I know it is against the rules to say so, and it is a trivial statement to make, but I did laugh as I clicked the mouse button!