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Now that the thread has been flagged by HN's flamewar detection, I'd like to point out that three people correcting a single misspelled word is about as low as

Now that the thread has been flagged by HN's flamewar detection, I'd like to point out that three people correcting a single misspelled word is about as low as online discussion can get. HN will be better if you can get over nitpicking and try to add something to the conversation.

grkvlt 12y ago
With the ability to send personal messages, this could be mitigated, but it's no fun to point out how much smarter you are to a single person, rather than the entire internet, when correcting someone's speling or grammar.