The phrase "call out" is already an indication that HN is not being used as intended (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...). You can make your substantive points without any of this.

If you feel that someone else is posting incorrect information, it's sufficient to post correct information. Getting aggressive about it is unnecessary and damages the commons.

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IshKebab 13 hours ago | parent [-]

Well, I'll have to agree to disagree on that. What is moderation if not "calling out"?

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dang 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Calling out, as I understand it, is a tactic of online shaming. We try not to shame anyone, although it does still happen unintentionally.

	▲	IshKebab an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Oh that's not what I understand it to mean. It's more like highlighting or challenging. See meaning 4.3 here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/call_out Like someone close to Trump could call him out by saying to him that Meloni didn't beg for a photo with him.