Unless you get their consent first. Just because we're too dumb to have figured out their language yet, doesn't mean we shouldn't treat them with the respect and dignity due to our fellow mortals.
the main thing is, they're too small to fight back, and they can't talk so they don't say "hey, please don't"
Well, slashdot has some problems displaying posts immediately I guess. I refreshed a few times and the previous comment didn't show up, so I reposted. Then they both show up.
Another example why comment throttling sucks. Just let ppl post. There's no scarcity of resources preventing someone else from posting if I've just posted. The old slashdot reason of "let someone else have a chance!" is a lie, a throwback to an ancient era where people couldn't talk and listen at the same time. But I can post at the same time as someone else, and still read his post. We are not in a 19th century schoolroom. That model was stupid and unfair anyway.
and given that comments are scored and can be filtered by score, the argument that throttling comments cuts down the volume of crap doesn't hold water.
The point is that humans and chimps share a common ancestor. Neither species split off from the other.
well, they're separated and seeing other people.
"Luke, I'm yer father, eh. Come over to the dark side, you hoser." -- Dave Thomas, "Strange Brew"