> but you do know that in general it's a thing that on HN, sometimes the rando is no rand
Sometimes. More often than many other places we could mention. But in the majority of cases, even here, a rando is a rando. And if the randos see the accepted conventions being ignored without comment it might encourage them to do it more.
> Jason could have added
I'd argue should have.
> But he would have to say that in front of every comment he ever writes
Only comments where it is significantly relevant, or in this case where his experience and proximity to the issue at have might be considered enough to ignore the standard commenting conventions.
Sometimes. More often than many other places we could mention. But in the majority of cases, even here, a rando is a rando. And if the randos see the accepted conventions being ignored without comment it might encourage them to do it more.
> Jason could have added
I'd argue should have.
> But he would have to say that in front of every comment he ever writes
Only comments where it is significantly relevant, or in this case where his experience and proximity to the issue at have might be considered enough to ignore the standard commenting conventions.