The HN guidelines [0] are actually a remarkably good set of principles for online discussion of challenging topics. > Please don't post shallow dismissals, esp

The HN guidelines [0] are actually a remarkably good set of principles for online discussion of challenging topics. > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something ... Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that.” ... Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. The standard of care each of us puts into each of our own responses is what makes HN-quality conversations possible or impossible. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html