I genuinely am not clear on how that crosses over to a personal attack? I'm factually describing the outcome of eliminating MAID, nothing more.

Edit: By the way, great job singling my post out for speaking factually about the consequences of someone's beliefs while ignoring a post[0] that explicitly calls MAID eugenics. I wonder: if I'd spoken in abstract terms rather than referencing @giraffe_lady specifically would I be in the clear? What a wonderful policy you have, dang.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45021189

"one who wishes months or years of suffering and misery on the terminally ill solely to assuage her own conscience" was a reference to the person you were arguing with and an attack, hence a personal attack.

I didn't see that other comment. 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. You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com. (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...)