I've been in the comments sections of HN hot-topics where one person basically derails the conversation on every top-level thread with their same argument, yet it's such tempting flame-bait that nobody can resist responding every time.
Sometimes you just need to contain your arguments to a single thread so others can enjoy the show.
HN has a rate limit but I think it should kick in more aggressively once you're making your, say, 5th post on the same submission.
I seem to recall hitting the limit after posting something like two replies on one story and being confronted with “you’re posting too fast” when trying to post an unrelated comment on another story.
I think the limiter kicks in as soon as one of one’s comments get any downvotes at all (i.e. even when also being mostly upvoted), but I’m obviously not sure about this.
This is obviously very annoying, and I can’t see how it helps discussions.
Sometimes you just need to contain your arguments to a single thread so others can enjoy the show.
HN has a rate limit but I think it should kick in more aggressively once you're making your, say, 5th post on the same submission.