> *I'll just paste previous comments* No, please don't. On HN we try to optimize... | Hacker News

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		dang on Nov 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The End of the Internet Dream > I'll just paste previous comments No, please don't. On HN we try to optimize for signal/noise ratio. Pasted comments are noise. Ideological venting is also noise. Regardless of your views, if you're going to comment on a divisive issue (or any issue), please don't do it like this here.

necessity on Nov 28, 2015 [–]

I don't want to discuss politics on HN, only technology. Unfortunately the topic seems all too popular. It's noise to me as my comments are for you.

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