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card_zerotoday at 11:10 AM1 replyview on HN

What is "it"? Putting the two halves together, the sort of people who want to be in a community where they aren't wanted are the sort of people you don't want in that community. I guess I can't argue with that.


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81AB24FBtoday at 5:16 PM

They are talking about social norms. Inversely, "creepers".

Most adults understand why men should not, generally, be hanging out in the women's clothing department. When accidental violations of those norms are pointed out, they apologize and correct. Creepers, OTOH, gonna creep.

For their own well-being, online communities should police repeated violation of social norms. Otherwise the normals leave and creepers take over.