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Read Article Before Commenting

This cluster revolves around complaints and sarcastic remarks urging commenters to read the linked article before posting opinions, highlighting frustration with uninformed comments on Hacker News.

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Sample Comments

kayoone • Feb 16, 2011 • View on HN

what about actually reading the article before commenting ?

robododo • Aug 14, 2012 • View on HN

If you don't read the article, at least read my comment ;)

centering • Jan 10, 2019 • View on HN

Thanks for commenting without reading the article

peterashford • Mar 18, 2019 • View on HN

Maybe you shouldn't be commenting if you didn't read the article

dmix • Sep 29, 2022 • View on HN

Not read the article before commenting?

DenisM • Nov 8, 2013 • View on HN

For not reading the article before commenting.

Etheryte • Apr 19, 2017 • View on HN

Wouldn't it be a good idea to actually read the article before commenting on it?

HoolaBoola • Nov 28, 2020 • View on HN

It's always recommended to read the article before commenting :P

flour_power • Mar 20, 2017 • View on HN

do people read the articles before commenting?

shkkmo • Jan 12, 2024 • View on HN

If you skipped reading the article then don't comment on it.