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Hi there, just want to remind you of the HN guidelines: Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions
by amingilani 8y ago
Hi there, just want to remind you of the HN guidelines:
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."
I'm sure you forgot. We all make mistakes.
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- janzij 8y agoPlease don't insinuate that someone hasn't read the HN guidelines.
- amingilani 8y agoI'm not sure if you're joking, but in case you're serious: I'm not :) I'm merely reminding. People forget lists of rules written in pages they don't frequently visit. It's no big deal. Fun fact, though: the guidelines say nothing about telling people to read the guidelines themselves ;)
- cwkoss 8y agoI can't tell you about the other set of guidelines that prohibit mention of themselves.... oops.
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- jchw 8y agoI have mixed feelings about this rule because it genuinely feels like the majority of comments come from people who aren't reading most of the article. For example, this article here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18476805 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18476805 ...is just dominated by people that didn't read to the end. The top complaint is treating the article as if it isn't facetious (it is.) That does get very frustrating. I understand the premise of the rule, though.
- bdcravens 8y ago"The article mentions that ..." accomplishes the goal of calling out poor comments while taking the high road.
- jchw 8y agoSure, and I think that works here. But what do you say when the entire comment doesn't make any sense because it was formed from an incorrect view of what the article was really about, like in the example I linked? I guess "do nothing" is the option I choose, still frustrating.
- setr 8y agoReply & Deny, or Downvote and move on. I think the more important question is: if someone is talking out of their ass, is it worth continuing to talk to them? In RL, other factors may apply, but in a forum like this...? Unless ofc you end up with an interesting response anyways ;) (note: did you read tfa does not constitute interesting unless your standards are disturbingly low). Imo the minimum is a good backhanded insult thrown in
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- gowld 8y agoThe overlooked piece wasn't at the end. It was after the end, hidden behind a little quiz. Sarcasm is annoying, and prone to misinterpretation. That's not the fault of the reader who took the author at face value.
- EGreg 8y agoYour response nitpicks the particular example but what about the general phenomenon? Are you saying there are next to no instances of it?