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This is the persons very first comment. Assuming good faith on their part, and that they are new to HN, there's no need to be rude. We want to foster a friendl
by donatj 6y ago
This is the persons very first comment. Assuming good faith on their part, and that they are new to HN, there's no need to be rude.
We want to foster a friendly community here.
- uoaei 6y agoThat wasn't rude. It was direct.
- mwambua 6y agoI found it rude and indirect. It would have been nice of them to point out why the comment is unhelpful, rather than just saying "This isn't reddit"
- texasbigdata 6y agoThe best part though, is not the initial response or the counter, it’s the fact the “commons” is so valued you have this sort of meta self-regulation taking place to rebalance to equilibrium. Super cool and wish, well basically everything else in life was like that.
- blululu 6y agoMeta-comment: that is nice of you to check the OP’s submission history. It does add context and the response, while valid was maybe a little harsh in light of the poster’s newness. It might be nice if there were an easy way to tell if a poster is new (or a throwaway) for such context.
- 1f60c 6y agoThe usernames of new users are colored green for the first two weeks (or so) after they've signed up.