No, it isn't okay to filter people out for giving helpful feedback solely because you don't like the feedback.
It's especially not okay to be so rude on HN. "Please don't post shallow dismissals"
It's especially not okay to be so rude on HN. "Please don't post shallow dismissals"
Not clicking on a documentation link on a technical project is the definition of a shallow dismissal in my opinion.
I think the discussion here would be different if the tone was more moderated. Seems like you’re dying on a hill for the right to be abrasive without consequence.
Meanwhile, dr_ketyn's comment was both rude and not constructive in the slightest (here's a tip: starting feedback with "I hate this" isn't constructive or kind).