I wasn't speaking to whether he is an HN reader but rather to whether a particular comment is an uncivil reply to another Hn reader. As in the difference betwe

I wasn't speaking to whether he is an HN reader but rather to whether a particular comment is an uncivil reply to another Hn reader. As in the difference between "This post shows that raganwald is an ass" and "Raganwald, you are an ass."