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mattdotc | 1 year ago

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tomcam|1 year ago

Might want to reread https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and especially this section: In Comments

    Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

    Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

    When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

    Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

    Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

    Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes.

    Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.

shepherdjerred|1 year ago

What? The commenter approached this just fine. They didn't state anything as fact and asked for others to weigh in. This is completely reasonable in a discussion.