I don't think my original comment was very uncivl. But I edited it to be less confrontational. Please tell me if that is not enough.

Tons better and much appreciated, thanks! The only remaining bit I see is "Did you even read the memo" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15023485) which is a common-enough insult to have its own HN guideline (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).

Fixed.

This exchange is likely to get lost in the noise, but I just want to tell both of you how much I appreciate your willingness to give and receive this kind of feedback. It is so hard to get messaging just right when text is your only medium. This kind of back and forth makes it easier to focus on what we mean rather than what was perceived.