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I think "being nice on the internet" is typically a learned skill, unfortunately. That said, sometimes comments that appear scathing are actually warranted criticism - perpetuating "bad" knowledge can be very harmful to the person using it and to those that use their products or code.

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> I think "being nice on the internet" is typically a learned skill

That's really true, not repeated enough, and much deeper than it appears.

Some of the active users in the PHP tag (where I spend some time) have pre-made snippets for common issues, like SQL injection, deprecated function use, etc.

On really problematic code, this can lead to a stampede of comments, each mentioning a different issue with grim wording, which can be really unwelcoming even if they're completely correct.

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