[ImPostingOnHN]

> Maybe don't make comments like that on social media if you want to criticize people for leaning on social media in kernel disputes.

This seems like a tu quoque fallacy. The feedback is either applicable or not, regardless of who said it. They're absolutely correct that Being toxic on the right side of an argument is still toxic.

Even if there is hypocrisy (whether judged by you personally or someone else), it wouldn't invalidate the point.

[mort96]

I disagree. The behavior of the person who complains about decorum is relevant because it may indicate a double standard in the community. If a community (such as the Linux kernel maintainer community) is ganging up on an outsider using arguments of decorum, it's highly relevant that the already-accepted members of that community themselves act in a way which would've been deemed unacceptable if they were outsiders.

[dralley]

Of course it doesn't invalidate the point, but it's hard to blame being so exasperated by the incredible hypocrisy that you ragequit at that point.

[ImPostingOnHN]

I can also see him quitting because he was unhappy with people pointing out the toxicity of some of his posts

[WesolyKubeczek]

Kind of reminds me of Kenneth Reitz somehow