>that's well beyond the scope of a HN comment Exactly my point. And even if I wanted to, there's wasn't any tone or context to draw on -- just a flat assertio

>that's well beyond the scope of a HN comment Exactly my point. And even if I wanted to, there's wasn't any tone or context to draw on -- just a flat assertion. I'd add that, at least to me, a "ballpark" figure would be something reasonably close to an actual value e.g., $25 ballpark vs. $27.99. In the case to which I replied, it was more like "ballpark" $25, actual $9.99. Which "ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport."[0] [0] with apologies to Quentin Tarantino. Edit: Added an additional thought and some context.