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You guys are just to smart for me, I guess I'll have to withdraw from having any conversation at all since I've been downvoted into hellban for asking a questio

You guys are just to smart for me, I guess I'll have to withdraw from having any conversation at all since I've been downvoted into hellban for asking a question.

TallGuyShort 13y ago
There is no need to be sarcastic. tptacek is pointing out that this is only one portion of that protocol. "The entire Internet" and the rest of the protocol are not the same thing. If you've been downvoted or hellbanned, it's not simply because you asked a question.
RiderOfGiraffes 13y ago
Here's some very personal advice. This is my opinion, and others won't agree. However, for what it's worth ... I would suggest that you would benefit from learning how to ask questions. Here's a start: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html However, there's more advice than that, and that, although a good start, is not to be taken as gospel. You probably also should read the site-specific commentary, and suggested alternatives: https://mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2911381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2911381 The point is this - you said: Well, TCP is a very simple protocol so I can't imagine what the OP means by "all of TCP" unless he's talking about IP and it's associated services. Here's an alternative: I'm not sure I understand what's been left out of this. Could someone provide a synopsis, and a pointer to more details? Your comment comes across as "Well I know everything, so the only thing that's left out must be all the internet." The second admits that you don't know what people are talking about, and asks for more information. And just as a final question - why do you think you've been hell-banned? Are you sure? In particular, I've turned on "Show dead", and you don't seem to have made any comments that have been auto-killed. The evidence suggests you are not hell-banned.
- jonmrodriguez 13y ago
  It also probably doesn't help that the username "FuckFrankie" sounds aggressive / combative
cpayne 13y ago
If you honestly think you've been downvoted for "asking a question", take a moment to think about the type of question you asked and the way you asked it.

You guys are just to smart for me, I guess I'll have to withdraw from having any conversation at all since I've been downvoted into hellban for asking a question.

TallGuyShort 13y ago

There is no need to be sarcastic. tptacek is pointing out that this is only one portion of that protocol. "The entire Internet" and the rest of the protocol are not the same thing. If you've been downvoted or hellbanned, it's not simply because you asked a question.

RiderOfGiraffes 13y ago

Here's some very personal advice. This is my opinion, and others won't agree. However, for what it's worth ... I would suggest that you would benefit from learning how to ask questions. Here's a start: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html However, there's more advice than that, and that, although a good start, is not to be taken as gospel. You probably also should read the site-specific commentary, and suggested alternatives: https://mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2911381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2911381 The point is this - you said: Well, TCP is a very simple protocol so I can't imagine what the OP means by "all of TCP" unless he's talking about IP and it's associated services. Here's an alternative: I'm not sure I understand what's been left out of this. Could someone provide a synopsis, and a pointer to more details? Your comment comes across as "Well I know everything, so the only thing that's left out must be all the internet." The second admits that you don't know what people are talking about, and asks for more information. And just as a final question - why do you think you've been hell-banned? Are you sure? In particular, I've turned on "Show dead", and you don't seem to have made any comments that have been auto-killed. The evidence suggests you are not hell-banned.

jonmrodriguez 13y ago
It also probably doesn't help that the username "FuckFrankie" sounds aggressive / combative

cpayne 13y ago

If you honestly think you've been downvoted for "asking a question", take a moment to think about the type of question you asked and the way you asked it.