[scumbert]

Didn't expect a response now I feel bad. I figured I was raging in an invisible thread. Deep down we both know you were right!

[dang]

Please don't feel bad! but if you'd take the intended spirit of the site to heart, we'd be grateful. It doesn't necessarily come naturally...personally it took me years to adapt out of my earlier (much snarkier) internet commenting pattern.

In addition to https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html, these old links might also be helpful for getting the spirit:

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/trolls.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html