Doing so is one of the guidelines here: > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to crit

Doing so is one of the guidelines here: > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Along with this one: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. They are all honestly pretty great: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html