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https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ("Guidelines" link at bottom of every page) > In Comments > Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil 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."