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from HN comment guidelines (http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is
by socillion 15y ago
from HN comment guidelines (http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)
"That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3"
can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
Parent comment can be shortened to "".
Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless
you have something genuinely new to say about them.
Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never
does any good, and it makes boring reading.
- KonradKlause 15y agoAnd which rule is "Oh, the The Linus Circus is in town again. Good times." violating? It's a funny statement. I like it. I cannot see any flamewar topic in it...
- socillion 15y agoA good litmus test for knowing whether to post a comment on HN: is it useful? If it is merely funny, trolling, or otherwise flippant, there are many other sites where such posts are at least tacitly encouraged.