First, that is nonsense. Just because there are people accusing others of fallacious arguments for no good reason doesn't mean you can always just disregard the claim.
Second, you're the one not addressing my actual points but I'm supposed to be the one who's dismissive and immature?
You can just search for proposed bill, draft eu, and such. There's plenty evidence that the argument such submissions are offtopic is false.
You then insinuate that this would lead to a load of overly similar submissions and conversations by comparing legislation to software releases. How's that not a slippery slope? Where will all those tech bills suddenly come from?
Besides, I'm not arguing for more of the same but simply against the notion that early stage submissions are not appropriate for HN. This would not bring any major changes to the queue.
This thread is getting silly. He's just trying to help explain some of the rationale behind the rule. But the rule itself is real; you can't argue it out of existence. You should mail hn@ycombinator.com if you've got concerns.
Second, you're the one not addressing my actual points but I'm supposed to be the one who's dismissive and immature?
You can just search for proposed bill, draft eu, and such. There's plenty evidence that the argument such submissions are offtopic is false.
You then insinuate that this would lead to a load of overly similar submissions and conversations by comparing legislation to software releases. How's that not a slippery slope? Where will all those tech bills suddenly come from?
Besides, I'm not arguing for more of the same but simply against the notion that early stage submissions are not appropriate for HN. This would not bring any major changes to the queue.