[tomhow]

> wtf are you talking about? those states have Dem majorities because that's what their populations want. moron

Please don't comment like this on HN. The guidelines ask us to be kind and constructive when engaging in discussions here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Edit:

I didn't even notice until later, the final word of that comment. WTF indeed. This is absolutely not okay on HN, and we have to ban accounts that do it repeatedly.

[kimixa]

It's also a failure state of real discussion to discount someone's voice simply because of perceived incivility.

Or conversely, weigh someone's opinion higher simply because of phrasing rather than content.

[tomhow]

The guidelines have been in place since soon after HN started, and have always been clear that kindness and curious conversation are what we're aiming for here.

In the case of this comment "wtf are you talking about?" may be at the milder end of the spectrum of abuse, "moron" certainly isn't.