There is literary a guideline specifically about the top comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.

There is literary a guideline specifically about the top comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Or how about: > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That tramples curiosity.