There is a big difference between "here is what I think the authors did wrong" and "I did not read the paper, but did they even account for <obvious thing>?".

There is a big difference between "here is what I think the authors did wrong" and "I did not read the paper, but did they even account for <obvious thing>?". The former is perfectly fine and encouraged. The latter is incredibly rude and derails discussions. Relatedly, you took the rule incredibly literally just so you could critize a strawman... > Unlike most people, I... Yes, yes, you a very smart and everyone else, in particular me, is an idiot...