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I mean if you really want to quote HN rules > Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be
by scarface_74 2y ago
I mean if you really want to quote HN rules
> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that".
- pvg 2y agoI didn't comment on whether you've read the article. There's a strong expectation a toplevel comment in a Show HN thread is concretely about the thing being showhn. That's not some complicated thing that requires the subtle parsing of multiple rules.
- scarface_74 2y agoYes, and you quoted yourself that just because it’s a “ShowHN” doesn’t mean that it has to be praised effusively and get a attaboy. My negativity wasn’t “gratuitous”. His tool was meant to predict stock price. Every reputable article shows that kind of analysis is foolhardy- or as the WSJ put it - about as good as blind monkeys
- pvg 2y agoI think the key thing is that it was a straightforwardly poor Show HN comment. What Specific Word of The Guidelines It Hath Not Transgressed Against as well as Who Is The Real Guidelines Sinner are both not particularly important.