This advice is similar to the Hacker News Guidelines [1] Such as: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, a

This advice is similar to the Hacker News Guidelines [1] Such as: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. or > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. and > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Being kind doesn't mean being a push over. Rather, it makes it easier to achieve the goals you want. None of these suggestions advise you to accept less-good code. Rather, it's all about making it easier to get better code. I could have also just said "Can't you see that you are obviously wrong?" and left it at that. Would that have been better? 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html