> Instead of being an ass No matter what personality type you are, please don't talk to people like this on HN. Thanks. To ask someone to be aware of the effec

> Instead of being an ass No matter what personality type you are, please don't talk to people like this on HN. Thanks. To ask someone to be aware of the effect of their words moments after being gratuitously rude to them, to jump on strangers because they don't already somehow know you and your needs, seems unreasonable. The GP's comment seemed perfectly mild and reasonable to me.