[dos1]

Edit: Fuck you HN. RMS is an extremist. I should hope that most of you have the critical thinking skills to realize that his extremism is just as dangerous as Timothy McVeigh's.

Edit 2: Honest question, how can I delete my account on HN? I've come to realize (sadly) how many hours I've wasted on this bullshit. PG, please ban this account.

[fixxer]

Until he parks a truck full of explosives outside a federal building and kills 168 innocents (including 19 children under 6), I think not.

Now, pipe down and let the adults speak.

[dos1]

Yeah, because body count is the only comparator that matters. Extremism is extremism. RMS is an extremist. I want nothing to do with someone who is incapable of empathizing with the other side.

[koide]

Oh, I get it, you're an anti-extremism extremist. You should try to empathize with RMS.

[jholman]

> Edit 2: Honest question, how can I delete my account on HN?

In your profile settings, you will find two boxes marked "maxvisit" and "minaway". If you set those to a small value (like 1) and a large value (like say 602430), and then ALSO set "noprocrast" to "yes", you'll basically be unable to use your account.

[hoodoof]

Why not "delete my account"?

[copx]

The vital different between Stallman and McVeigh is that Stallman has never killed anyone (as far as we know). His "free software" ideology is not militant. Yes, some of his views can be called radical and extreme but that does not automatically mean he is dangerous.

[greenyoda]

Really? Who has RMS blown up lately? For that matter, how many people has he even convinced to be like him?

[skore]

Yes, down with those extremist puppy cuddlers. Them, Al Qaeda: all the same.

Seeing you dying to leave HN proves to me in a very pleasing way that HN often just plain works.

[krapp]

> Honest question, how can I delete my account on HN?

You can't. You'll probably get hellbanned though. Personally, I don't think two wrongs make a right, and you should be able to delete your account if you want. Maybe just close the tab and never come back. That always works.

[kunai]

No need to continue acting like a jerk. Just email pg and let him know you want your account deleted.

[dos1]

What's his email address?

[icebraining]

[e-mail]