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sphtoday at 10:10 AM1 replyview on HN

> what fits the guidelines or not

It is no coincidence lawyering is a lucrative career, even when (in most countries) it is simply about interpreting what’s written in the big book.

Until you rewrite the guidelines in an unambiguous programming language (Lisp will do), and provide a system to discern whether a comment falls afoul of them, your personal interpretation of the Word will often differ from someone else’s.

That said, thanks for the edifying discussion.


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fireflash38today at 2:10 PM

I think you'll find as soon as you codify something strict, people will do their absolute best to work around those rules in any way possible.