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by gamblor956 2477 days ago
In this case his comment is appropriate, because the comments here on HN clearly indicate that the commenters had not read the article.
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If a strong conviction that others haven't read the article could supersede the guideline, the guideline would be quite useless. Anyone who comments "Did you even read the article?" presumably believes that the parent has not read the article.

(Just for what it's worth, I did read the article in full before commenting, and I don't think the paraphrased portion changes what I wrote.)