Comment by dang
1 day ago
I certainly agree that it's generic (and therefore boring). Such mod comments are an out-of-band side channel—not at all the intended use of the site, necessary for it to function (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...). (I can't see what's curmudgeonly about it though)
Even if you're right about the OP's theory, your post was obviously against HN's rules. It would be better to take responsibility for that instead of pointing the finger at someone else. Even assuming you're right about their ideas, you damage the community here by posting snarky putdowns. Most readers won't notice the subtle difference in this snarky putdown; they'll just take it as another indication that it's ok to be snarky and aggressive here, which it's not.
p.s. I was going to add something about your account history, but looking at more recent comments, they seem to be much more in keeping with HN's intended spirit than I remember from the past. It might be that my memory is tricking me, but if not, thanks for that—it is greatly appreciated!
I'm glad to hear that you are becoming mature enough to appreciate my comments. Kudos to you as well!
I don't know if a link to you saying the thing you are saying again is as convincing as you would hope. Now, obviously I'm just being obnoxious, but to respond to your question: It's curmudgeonly because you are pasting rules verbatim without engaging. Your second message here is a model of a positive interaction, treating participants as people first and rule violators to be managed second.
I appreciate what you do as a moderator, and thank you, genuinely, for doing it. As someone who has been here a long time and posted hundreds of long, very thoughtful and what I try to make be well supported or well reasoned posts, it's slightly irritating to just get rules pasted at me.
> I'm glad to hear that you are becoming mature enough to appreciate my comments. Kudos to you as well!
Lol nicely done :)