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.