[saagarjha]

> I think the typical HN commenter participates in a debate where the boundaries are narrowly and firmly defined by officialdom, and that any discussion outside of those boundaries will be treated as heresy.

On Hacker News, presenting speculative claims without evidence to back them is unpopular, yes. I have desire to put words in your mouth, but I felt that there wasn't all that many ways to interpret a downvoting ring and an exposé you say this points towards.

To respond to your additional edit: presenting your claims and telling me to search online for evidence to support it…is not helping your point, nor is it really what I meant when I asked for you to support your claims.

[saagarjha]

I just realized that I missed a word and now my sentence means the opposite of what I want it to. For posterity, I meant “I have no desire to put words in your mouth, but…”