It's not hard to figure out what an unfamiliar (to you) product or forum community is about - by a bit of googling for the former and reading and participation

It's not hard to figure out what an unfamiliar (to you) product or forum community is about - by a bit of googling for the former and reading and participation for the latter. Maybe it's not your intent but you come off as if you're conducting some sort of interrogation which most people aren't all that keen on. It's also mentioned in the site guidelines: Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html