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niyazpk on Feb 5, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: readwriteweb.com Canvassing HN'ers for th...

"Hi John, over here there is no need to talk so loud to get attention"

Vs

"Hey everyone, did you ever notice John talking loudly to get attention?"

andrewtj on Feb 5, 2010 [–]

I don't think there's any shame to discussing this in public and I don't think any less of RWW or Dana for inadvertently sparking it. It affirms what the HN community values and let's "outsiders" know what expectations are. This isn't a witch-hunt, it's just public discourse.

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