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HN Flamewar Warnings

This cluster features repeated pleas from moderators and users to avoid starting, perpetuating, or engaging in flamewars on Hacker News, with direct references to the site's guidelines.

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Sample Comments

dang • Jul 29, 2020 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Aug 16, 2020 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Aug 16, 2020 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Apr 4, 2021 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Oct 20, 2020 • View on HN

Please keep this kind of flamewar off HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Jan 21, 2024 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Oct 14, 2021 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN. That's also in the site guidelines.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Apr 9, 2021 • View on HN

Please don't perpetuate flamewars on HN. It's not what this site is for.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Sep 13, 2018 • View on HN

Please don't foment flamewars on HN.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang • Aug 28, 2018 • View on HN

Can you please not do flamewars on HN?https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html