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"Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that.""

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

for me, the article cut off after this paragraph:

OnlyFake lets essentially anyone generate fake IDs in minutes that may seem real enough to bypass various online verification systems. Or at least fool some people

I was just commenting on the difference of what I see between the two links. Here's what I see

Blocked by Signup: https://i.imgur.com/vrkQ8rS.png

Unblocked: https://i.imgur.com/R74nUPt.png

(This post was edited after Dang's comment)

> I'm really not sure why you're upset and accusatory. What a weird thing to lie about,

Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. I know the GP was provocative, but your comment would be fine without those bits.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

You're right. I edited my comment to be more appropriate and disclosed the fact that it was edited. Thank you for the prod, sometimes we get caught in the moment.

Appreciated!