I wouldn't call sending truckloads of boxes of paperwork during discovery to opposing counsel and linking a 238-page PDF with a good ToC and summary equivalent, but I guess the internet has robbed a lot of people of basic research skills.
That's a stock phrase that I use to acknowledge that internet comments can land in all sorts of ways with readers, depending on their prior experiences and what's going on in the moment: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... It doesn't imply that the GP comment was wrong or annoying—only that if it was, it's still not ok to break the site guidelines.
When I read your GP comment, though, I can see how some people would find it provocative, because it sort of follows an internet snark template: "<mild factual observation>, but <sudden putdown>". Not saying you intended it that way! But intent doesn't affect much, unfortunately. If your comment had stopped before the "but" clause, it would have been just fine.
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
