One of the most negative habits is in my opinion the failure to read a comment charitably (to make an effort to interpret it in the best possible light
I don't even want charitable interpretation necessarily—I just want close reading and reasonably deep understanding of the topic! For example, the top reply to this comment of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8941152 totally misses the plot.
Looking through my recent comment history, though, I'm impressed at the overall quality of the responses.
I don't even want charitable interpretation necessarily—I just want close reading and reasonably deep understanding of the topic! For example, the top reply to this comment of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8941152 totally misses the plot.
Looking through my recent comment history, though, I'm impressed at the overall quality of the responses.