I was having doubts about this too. But in today's (geo)political climate it might be useful. Otherwise I can always delete it. But you're right, it's just a hammer.

▲ gabordemooij 5 hours ago | parent [-]

and.. I want to avoid having to add a coc. Can try.

▲ pygy_ 3 hours ago | parent [-]

    - Why did you close your eyes ?
    - So that the room will be empty.

Your copy reads as "I'm a radical centrist and will die trying to preserve the status quo".

As it usually goes you'd then tolerate hateful, bigoted folks in the name of openness and Free Speech Absolutism™ (which is totally non-political /s) and chase away women, minorities and folks who care about them.

If this isn't your intention, a CoC is the way to go.

You regrettably can't make hate disappear by pretending it doesn't exist.

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hnlmorg 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t think that’s fair. But i do get how others might read into that too.

Personally i read it more like “this project avoids having any political stance.” Similar to the HN guidelines on politics.

However i do agree that it’s better to remove that message and have no comment on politics, than to comment so visibly that you’re unwilling to comment. Even if you read charitably into the message, it’s still just a distraction on valuable page real estate.

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gabordemooij 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I dont care what you or anyone else thinks. I give you a free tool. That's all.

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pygy_ 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You've put it on a forge with issues and PRs open, which implies you expect external contributions.

I'm trying to warn you about the implicit message your copy sends.

It will chase away the folks I mentioned, and some day you'll discover that one of your non-political core contributors goes by @zyklon1488 on twitter.

	▲	integralid an hour ago \| parent [-]
		>one of your non-political core contributors goes by @zyklon1488 on twitter I think this is exactly what author meant? This is just a tool, private life or political opinions of contributors are not relevant, as long as they don't try to force them on other project members. The only thing that matters is the quality of submitted code.

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code_for_monkey 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

see this makes me think you have bad political views

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lagniappe 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We need more people like this.