HN guidelines specifically say: > Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortene

HN guidelines specifically say: > 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." Your first paragraph is just as strong with its opening sentence (“Did you read the article?”) removed. The guidelines also say: > Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. The final sentence of your last paragraph could have been phrased: “The point the article is trying to convey is that perhaps the pendulum on UI redesign has swung a little too far one way.” I get that you were mocking the “try to understand” from the parent comment, but your comment would have been stronger by not doing so. > holding up a mirror on a bad comment isn't an uncivil or snarky reply. The bulk of your comment is polite and civil, but the opening and concluding sentences are attacking the the commenter, not the comment. ($0.02. Just trying to keep things polite around here.)