and it's really unfortunate that one knucklehead vehemently asserting false facts has ruined this whole thread. What is it with Hacker News lately? I've never

and it's really unfortunate that one knucklehead vehemently asserting false facts has ruined this whole thread. What is it with Hacker News lately? I've never whined about the quality of community before, but this trend is beginning to worry me. Further bellow you can see someone else saying that your arguments are "bullshit". Then there was this submission the other day stating that "Stephen Elop is so full of shit". Not even "full of it" -- no, it's like that "Madagascar" quote: "Well, of course we're going to throw poo at him!" I often state my position quite bluntly when I disagree with someone, but personal insults are a different story. (Not that I haven't made that mistake ever, but you make a mistake and you learn from it.) Honestly, I don't know what I might achieve by writing this, but there's a small part of me that harbors hope that things might change. It doesn't hurt anyone to maintain a modicum of civility, people.