> lecturing everyone "No, you really want to have 0 risk, you fools"
On HN, please don't use quotation marks that make it look like you're quoting someone when you're not. It may seem a minor point, but we've found that it's important for clarity and respect.
Point taken about the quotes. It was thought as a figure of speech, but I can see how that could be misinterpreted.
"Lecturing everyone" is not at all name-calling. That's what he's been doing repeatedly, with code examples in several if not most threads related to C++ and safety.
I also don't consider pointing out to someone that they're lecturing offensive or abusive. In this case, this behaviour has derailed the thread and attracted criticism from many other people.
On HN, please don't use quotation marks that make it look like you're quoting someone when you're not. It may seem a minor point, but we've found that it's important for clarity and respect.
Also, "lecturing everyone" is borderline name-calling, which the site guidelines ask you not to do: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.