And the sarcastic remark adds no value, it merely antagonizes the other poster without really explaining what's a wrong with the post, and sets a more combative tone that is not really seen as desirable here. Tone alone can make the difference between a productive discussion and a non-productive debate and HN seems to do a relatively good job at keeping a tone that leads more toward discussions and less toward debate.
I didn't actually say (or mean to imply) I approved of the original post, just that the follow-up comment was of little value. If the best you can manage is to pull a quote out of context and make a snide remark, why post it?
