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If you actually want posting and the community to get better, a more helpful and understanding attitude goes a lot father than the approach above. Example: "I
by adjkant 8y ago
If you actually want posting and the community to get better, a more helpful and understanding attitude goes a lot father than the approach above.
Example: "I think posts like this aren't really relevant here as many languages share features. It's far more likely to start a language war."
- enraged_camel 8y agoNah, the parent poster has been on HN since 2013. They knew what they were doing with that comment.
- collyw 8y agoYou really deserve a "fuck off you judgemental wanker". Bring on the down votes. Not all of us think that HN etiquette (and lack of sense of humour) is perfect, I come here for interest in the subjects covered, not for the snottiness of the attitudes of other users.
- dang 8y agoOk, but if you want to comment here, you need the discipline to refrain from outright personal attack even when another comment was unfairly provocative. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- adjkant 8y agoMaybe so in this case, but it's likely many new users will read your post, and defaulting to a friendlier tone benefits everyone yeah?