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messeyesterday at 9:04 PM1 replyview on HN

This isn't an example of that. You claimed something in your initial comment. You did not back it up.

I'm asking you to back up your initial claim. If you had addressed it you'd have a point, and that would be a correct example of sealioning.

But you haven't, so don't accuse me of sealioning.

This isn't me arguing in bad faith. This is me asking you to back up the claim you made in your first comment. That's arguing in good faith, if you only you are willing to provide the other side of the argument.

Which you have avoided so far.


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tomhowtoday at 8:11 AM

The “sealion” link and the abusive parts of their earlier comment are unacceptable and I've replied to their comment to make that known. However, these lines in your comment are also clear breaches:

> Back up your fucking claim.

> Really? Do you actually want to argue your point or is negative attention your fetish?

> ^this kind of argument is not fucking productive.

> So CITE YOUR SOURCES.

Please don't fulminate or post flamebait on HN, or use capitalization for emphasis. The entire purpose of HN is to engage in curious conversation about topics we find interesting, and to avoid furious battle like this.

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