[vosper]

> Another day, another top HN comment that confidently presents opinion as fact. Would it kill folks to be a little less confident?

Apart from the last statement "Clearly more options exist for managing spam than just shutting down the feature altogether." the person you replied you was obviously stating their opinions, and not claiming them to be facts.

> "an essential part of the appeal of YouTube for me"

> I don't think this functionality was as little-used

Emphasis mine, in both cases.

As for the final statement, which is presented as fact, I think it probably is factually accurate that there are more possible options for YouTube than shutting the feature down.