Commenter Knowledge Disputes

The cluster revolves around arguments where commenters challenge each other's expertise, demand explanations from those claiming superior knowledge, and defend sharing information despite limited understanding.

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Sample Comments

ziddoap Apr 11, 2024 View on HN

You're implying you have knowledge of the subject, so rather than just a short dismissal, perhaps you could satiate our curiosity with some of your knowledge and/or some links to some non-awful information that you approve of?

cema Jun 28, 2011 View on HN

Not for you and not for me, but we apparently have prior knowledge. Do not shoot it down just because you know more about it than a random reader.

yoavm Jun 2, 2018 View on HN

My knowledge is limited on the topic, can you explain why you think the comment was uninformed?

nyeah Aug 7, 2025 View on HN

Sure, I stand corrected, you "don't know" what I'm talking about.

gcmartinelli May 21, 2012 View on HN

well... I didn't know about it. Am I supposed to know everything? just thought I should share.

evilos Dec 3, 2021 View on HN

Seems to me that the parent comment was claiming to know.

fiatjaf May 6, 2015 View on HN

Yeah, I didn't know that, I'm commenting as if I know anything about it, but I don't.Maybe you should explain that on the site.

Dylan16807 Sep 30, 2021 View on HN

"Oh, maybe it's not as much common knowledge as I thought."

caskance Nov 11, 2015 View on HN

I'm pretty sure I know more than you do here, but I'll humor you. What facts do you think I'm missing?

icelancer Jan 3, 2014 View on HN

You could have easily said "I don't know that for sure" instead of posting irrelevant information.