It lowers the discussion quality, it distracts from the underlying topic, and it's also against the site rules. "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in

It lowers the discussion quality, it distracts from the underlying topic, and it's also against the site rules. "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."" https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html