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It might be a little mean because of the first line, but I don't see it as combative, and it's not overly aggressive. So what if it sounds "aggressive", it's o

It might be a little mean because of the first line, but I don't see it as combative, and it's not overly aggressive. So what if it sounds "aggressive", it's okay to have emotion and convey it. If I don't want to read it, then I just move on and let the writer be. There's no reason for me to tell the writer to change because I don't like how I perceive the writing's tone. I think the writer should remove the first line, but the rest seems reasonable. The writer however is assuming what another person thinks with the last line, and I believe it is wrong to say that. (Was that an edited addition?) Edit: I'm curious about peoples' reactions to my comment if any of you can please add an explanation along with the vote.

acover 6y ago
See site guidelines for why OP should rephrase OP's comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html A few lines seem to apply. Specifically: > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
- meowster 6y ago
  Thank you. I thought I was replying to the arguement set forth by the person I was replying to, but I guess that's not what is meant. Perhaps it means respond to the facts of the content and not how it was delivered? If that's the case, I think the rules should be clarified? @dang I thought that being critical of one's opinion was not appropriate, so I was calling it out with my original comment. I guess I should have just flagged and moved on. It seems a shame though to not give the responder a chance to learn and grow though. That's why I asked for feedback, so that I could learn and grow. I think that's what many of us want from this website in addition to just otherwise boring tech news? Edit: A Downvote don't tell me how I was/am wrong. I'm not mad about it, I just want to know why, otherwise the vote is meaningless to me.

acover 6y ago

See site guidelines for why OP should rephrase OP's comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html A few lines seem to apply. Specifically: > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

meowster 6y ago
Thank you. I thought I was replying to the arguement set forth by the person I was replying to, but I guess that's not what is meant. Perhaps it means respond to the facts of the content and not how it was delivered? If that's the case, I think the rules should be clarified? @dang I thought that being critical of one's opinion was not appropriate, so I was calling it out with my original comment. I guess I should have just flagged and moved on. It seems a shame though to not give the responder a chance to learn and grow though. That's why I asked for feedback, so that I could learn and grow. I think that's what many of us want from this website in addition to just otherwise boring tech news? Edit: A Downvote don't tell me how I was/am wrong. I'm not mad about it, I just want to know why, otherwise the vote is meaningless to me.