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From the HN guidelines[1]: Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The

From the HN guidelines[1]: 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". [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

IncreasePosts 2y ago
Do you think the spirit of that rule is to bludgeon someone with it?
- swader999 2y ago
  Did you even read that rule?
- swores 2y ago
  You and I have different definitions of the word "bludgeon", and I see no problem with showing somebody a site rule they've broken if it's a rule you think worth encouraging people to follow (which they clearly do feel).