Sorry; I didn't mean to flame anyone and will continue to adjust my responses to be more positive.
But come on dang, I got thrashed by a bunch of aggressive nonsense that doesn't belong on HN, with several direct attacks against my intelligence. I understand if saying someone has a snarky attitude is too much for HN, but I didn't insult anyone like several of the posters did to me.
I wouldn't have even posted the comment in the first place had I anticipated such a response from the community. I felt like I was defending myself the entire time. If I bared a little teeth in the process, I apologize and will continue to strive to improve my communication skills. However, rate-limiting me and not any of the users who were throwing around personal insults doesn't seem fair.
Believe me, I know the feeling. But in some of these cases, there's a primary commenter who putting energy into the argument long after it has become clear that nothing good will come of it, and that's the user we ask to stop. That's the impression I had of this very large, flamey thread.
I can't say I read these comments closely, though, or in many cases at all. We don't have the cycles to do that. If we missed cases of commenters being aggressive or otherwise breaking the site guidelines, that's likely why. You'd be welcome to point them out to us. There's certainly no intention at our end to take sides or scold you more than others.
