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Because people find useless pendantry an annnoying waste of time? The text is on a third party site! What do you expect anyone here to do about it?

Mail the author if you feel so strongly about it. In your comments here it would be better to respond to the meat of the argument presented, not any minor grammatical errors it may or may not contain.



Not.

We on YC News respect style, in various forms. We don't respect whining. I've been on YC News longer than you and can see exactly what you're doing; it's not cool.


You asked a question, and I answered it. I have no idea exactly what you imagine I am "doing" beyond that but you are welcome to share your no-doubt illuminating insights.

The age of your account is irrelevant and I am baffled as to why you might venture it as some kind of point in your favour. Do you make a habit of checking out the profile of anyone you respond to, colouring your argument according to their perceived seniority? Anyway, your attempt at rank-pulling is as misguided as your attempt at language policing - this is not my first account on this site.


I have to agree here. Comments that add no value whatsoever ought to be down voted. At worst, your comment should have been left at 1 point. Personally, I thought it added some intellectual value raising the question "have or has?" And with a click...




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