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ehsanu1 on Aug 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I now, unfortunately, hate Hacker News..

This makes a lot of sense, and is worth experimenting. The comment/reply box should have some simple placeholder text, along the lines of: Don't be a dick.

pkghost on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

How about "Be kind and constructive." instead?

ehsanu1 on Aug 17, 2012 | [–]

Oh definitely something more like that. I was not serious about the exact wording I used, I just wanted to convey the point.

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