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gr8tyeahyesterday at 8:55 PM5 repliesview on HN

This is only meaningful if enough people read it and agree


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abtinfyesterday at 8:58 PM

That’s true. Fortunately, by virtue of it being added to the guidelines, quite a few folks here are prepared to reply to obviously generated comments by simply citing and linking the rule. Just search for “shallow dismissal” to see many examples.

It will take time, but eventually everyone will know about it.

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bhhaskinyesterday at 8:58 PM

Nah they are pretty good a banning users that don't follow the guidelines.

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Apofisyesterday at 10:57 PM

When creating an account, there should be a short screen with the salient points from the guidelines to follow.

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VoodooJuJuyesterday at 10:27 PM

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