[tptacek]

See, this comment is why we need to do a better job of keeping stories like this off the front page. There's nothing in the comment you replied to that indicates any cavalierness about "gay rights", and yet, there it is: the nasty comment accusing another HN user of bad faith. Right on cue.

[waterlesscloud]

Normally I'd agree that stories with a high political divisiveness content should be kept off the front page.

But this is a story about one of the most prominent people in tech and one of the most prominent companies in tech. In addition, it has ramifications for everyone who wants to run or own a company. So it very much belongs on the front page of HN.

The fact that a lot of the comments will be inflammatory is predictable, if sad, but that's no reason to try to sweep it under the rug. A different approach is needed for stories like this one that are otherwise perfect fits for top-of-HN material.

[tptacek]

There's a story about Eich already on the front page. All the new story does is create new opportunities for ungroomed nasty threads.

[enko]

> There's nothing in the comment you replied to that indicates any cavalierness about "gay rights"

You missed the point. The GP's comment, by dismissing gay right's relevance to mozilla, implicitly treated the matter in a "cavalier" manner.

Let's do a little find/replace to prove the point. Eich donated $1000 to the KKK. The GP notes that lynching niggers has nothing to do with the day to day operations of Mozilla, so what's the big deal. The parent is dismayed by how trivial black person's rights are considered by HN. What's your comment, tptacek?

[tptacek]

You don't even know if you disagree with this person about marriage equality, but here we are talking about the KKK.

[enko]

My opinion is irrelevant. And if your point had any validity, it would transfer right across.

You're changing the topic - you know I'm right. Take it to heart, please. These things are important.