We've banned this account for crossing into personal attack. There are a lot of new accounts in this thread commenting in a way that pushes the limits of HN's rules, but given that it's a highly charged topic, we've cut most of them some slack. But stuff like the end of this one is not allowed.
How is that comment a personal attack? For saying that the Github CEO would hypothetically argue for more money? Other than the Github CEO, who has been singled out for personal attack? There are really no personal details or singling out of individuals here.
This comment is low-signal for sure, and smells like a newly minted account to avoid repercussions on a primary account, but banning it for "personal attack" is suspect at best.
It accuses the GitHub CEO of planning to gut his own company for personal gain. Evidence? None, just his "motive is pretty clear". No, it isn't, and that's a personal attack.
If an established account did this, we'd ask them not to. If a brand new account does this, I'm calling troll.
