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You are quoting the guidelines, and your quote is in the section of guidelines for comments.

• cinntaile 5y ago
  Are you really suggesting that we shouldn't assume good faith of the article author because it's not in the guidelines? The results aren't pretty as we can see. When you read an article you as a reader have an obligation to try and read the article the way the author meant it imo.
  • the-dude 5y ago
    I didn't assume anything, I just pointed out what in my opinion is a flaw. And subsequently I point out that the 'assume good faith' guideline in the HN guidelines is for comments, not articles. Would it be wise to always assume good faith in articles? I don't think so. Finally I expect better from a newspaper as the Guardian.
    • cinntaile 5y ago
      It was clear to me that this was about covid. The same problem happens here as well, "Would it be wise to always assume good faith in articles? I don't think so." This is not the spirit of my comment and it's assuming bad faith.
      • the-dude 5y ago
        That it is clear to you doesn't mean it is not a flaw in the article and more importantly : it might not be clear to everybody. You are trying to drag morality into this where I just pointed out a flaw.