Glad to see you calling attention to HN&#x27;s anti-flamewar rule. You&#x27;re right that it is an important one, and people unfortunately break it all the time. Still, a &quot;confronting&quot; response just makes things worse, and one violation of the HN guidelines doesn&#x27;t justify another.<p>It isn&#x27;t easy to remain civil and substantive in response to comments that break the rules, especially when one is annoyed. I don&#x27;t get it right all the time myself.