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by athrowaway3z 1919 days ago
And why do tell us, should somebody who is donating their time making something silly, jump through some hoops to live up to your standards?

Please send the web master a list of every alt text before you try and make it someone else's problem or complain about it.

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The commenter, as I understand it, is blind so they can't contribute alt text because they can't see the image in the first place.

Not defending the tone or comments but it's important context

> In Comments: Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

- https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Considering the nickname of the person you replied to, this user does expect to be banned at some point.
Think you could say the op was against this rule as well
You are pissed at me and it is part of the reason why I did it. I can duplicate the effort of the webmaster, send the alt texts, and maybe they will be cool and incorporate them in the post for the next reader. Or maybe they will say: "yeah, bro" and will promptly forget about me and my complains. On the other side, someone will be pissed at me because they feel guilt for something that they have nothing to do with. Yet, next time when they post a picture, they will try to avoid feeling bad by adding a simple picture description in their post. I will pay for this with a few down votes, but sometimes we have to take responsibility for our not so bright sides.
You are giving yourself way too much importance. Rest assured that the rest of the world does not share that sentiment.