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by pseudalopex 2 days ago
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Edit out swipes.[1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

1 comments

It was a joke.

I still make jokes, even though it results in the occasional swipe from folks with deprecated sense of humor, that feel the need to take swipes at others.

> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

From the above link, but this is largely ignored.

Didn't even hurt my feelings, nor was it snarky (to me). My g-ma said that all the time.