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I set a breakpoint and run the test suite for that answer

fragmede 4y ago
That answers what the code does, but not why it does what it does.
tuwtuwtuwtuw 4y ago
So you never need to understand when or why a bug was introduced? Or you never need to understand why the current behavior as is it is?
- ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  Could you please stop breaking the site guidelines? You've been doing it a lot lately, unfortunately. Not just with these off-topic complaints about downvoting, but with comments like these: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085736 We eventually ban accounts that carry on like this on HN. I don't want to ban you, so if you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
  - ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
    Some of those comments were in response to people calling me a liar with upvotes on their comments and downvotes on mine. It's incredibly irritating and frustrating when it appears those accusing me of lying not suffer any consequences. For example (one that you linked to) a person said I was wrong and his comment wasn't flagged yet when I asked him to stop replying to my comments (many of my comments in the thread weren't on his comments) mine gets flagged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054
    - dang 4y ago
      It's certainly irritating and frustrating, but it doesn't make it ok to break the rules. If you see a post that ought to have been moderated but hasn't been, the likeliest explanation is that we didn't see it. (There are far too many posts here for us to read them all.) You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=likeliest%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
      - ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
        (Mostly a rhetorical question) I'll probably never be able to do that if it's based on karma but my question is, if I stop saying things that get my comments flagged but proceed to get into negative ranking (ex: -50 or maybe -100 if I get on an unlucky roll) will I be banned by the system automatically? I assumed so which was the other reason that annoyed me
        dang 4y ago
        If karma goes below a certain threshold (I think it's -12) then the account's comments get autokilled, but only for as long as the karma remains below that threshold.

That answers what the code does, but not why it does what it does.

So you never need to understand when or why a bug was introduced? Or you never need to understand why the current behavior as is it is?

ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago

ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago

dang 4y ago
Could you please stop breaking the site guidelines? You've been doing it a lot lately, unfortunately. Not just with these off-topic complaints about downvoting, but with comments like these: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085736 We eventually ban accounts that carry on like this on HN. I don't want to ban you, so if you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
- ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
  Some of those comments were in response to people calling me a liar with upvotes on their comments and downvotes on mine. It's incredibly irritating and frustrating when it appears those accusing me of lying not suffer any consequences. For example (one that you linked to) a person said I was wrong and his comment wasn't flagged yet when I asked him to stop replying to my comments (many of my comments in the thread weren't on his comments) mine gets flagged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086054
  - dang 4y ago
    It's certainly irritating and frustrating, but it doesn't make it ok to break the rules. If you see a post that ought to have been moderated but hasn't been, the likeliest explanation is that we didn't see it. (There are far too many posts here for us to read them all.) You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=likeliest%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
    - ArrayBoundCheck 4y ago
      (Mostly a rhetorical question) I'll probably never be able to do that if it's based on karma but my question is, if I stop saying things that get my comments flagged but proceed to get into negative ranking (ex: -50 or maybe -100 if I get on an unlucky roll) will I be banned by the system automatically? I assumed so which was the other reason that annoyed me
      - dang 4y ago
        If karma goes below a certain threshold (I think it's -12) then the account's comments get autokilled, but only for as long as the karma remains below that threshold.