On: Alibaba Raises $21.8B in Initial Public Offering

[dang]

> Do you actually know anything about psychology, or are you just talking out of your ass?

Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News.

[w1ntermute → dang]

I never attacked the commenter, I only criticized his comment.

[dang → w1ntermute]

Perhaps it would be helpful to explain the standard we apply. The comment was aggressive ("actually know anything", "out of your ass") and personal ("you", as opposed to "this" or "it"). That combination is particularly to be avoided.