[saghm]

> Also, why does the author consider the given positive example clean and tidy, when it has files .profile and .bashrc placed directly in the user's home directory? Following the rules, these files should be within the .config/ directory as well.

I was wondering about that part as well. Then again, I also have high standards for non-hidden stuff as well, and only have ~/Downloads from the ones they list. I do have a ~/Dropbox/home` with `docs` and `images` (as well as "video", but not synced locally), as well as ~/code and ~/dotfiles. If anything, having non-hidden clutter stresses me far more than hidden clutter; I have ~/.scratch for random on-off things I need, and I'll often utilize my disdain for extra stuff in the home directory as a way to make sure that I don't procrastinate something too long (e.g. if I need to make a phone call for some errand or something, I might put `phone.txt` in my home directory with the number I need to call, and seeing that every time I look at my home directory I get a reminder until I do it and delete the file).