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GGP is thoughtless. GP is mean. There are thoughtful ways to point out that someone is not contributing. He could have left a link to https://news.ycombinator.c
by wskinner 9y ago
GGP is thoughtless. GP is mean. There are thoughtful ways to point out that someone is not contributing. He could have left a link to https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
In fact, a mocking reply like this does itself violate the HN guidelines in at least one way: it certainly doesn’t assume the most charitable intent for GGP’s comment.
Comments like GGP are why we have downvotes, and why comments that get a lot of them appear gray. No need to humiliate someone for the sake of signaling your own virtue.
- diggan 9y agoOk, since now my comment has been called "condescending", "self-righteous", "mocking", "mean" and "humiliating someone", I need to understand. Disclaimer: English is not my first language. I did express that I'm interested in hearing the view, if further elaborated and explained why it is lacklustre, without attacking the user itself. I'm unsure of why my comment would arise these negative feelings, but I would like to fix it to not happen again. Thanks.