I did not intend to troll anyone; my comment was sincere.

I am well aware of the rules and refuse, now as ever, to participate in pointless flaming on HN. I don’t think anyone wants that.

I will err on the side of not commenting in the future if I am unable to estimate people’s potential upset responses. (I hope you can understand the potential error bars around such an undertaking; one person’s sincere opinion is another person’s “trollish”.)

(Note that I think moderating such on-topic discussion harms the overall range of thought on HN, but it’s your site and your rules and I endeavor to obey them. I am sorry for taking up your time.)

I appreciate the comment and believe you about your intent. I use the word "trollish" in a context like this because the effects are unfortunately much the same even if you didn't intend them, and thus weren't strictly trolling.