[tomhow]

Please don’t act like a jerk. (And yes, deflecting from your own poor conduct counts as acting like a jerk on HN.)

It’s not clear that they were making fun of your point, and the guidelines ask us to assume good faith. If you’re serious about expecting others to observe the guidelines, that’s great. Start by observing the guidelines, to demonstrate that you hold yourself to a high standard. Then if others break the guidelines in their responses to you, you’ll be on solid ground in holding them to account, and doing so in a way that also keeps to the guidelines, avoiding personal abuse and escalation.