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Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books by tptacek on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:32PM (#19118902)
Speaking of things specifically called out, the HN guidelines ask you not to write the words "did you read the post".
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Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books by prlambert on Friday February 08, 2019 @10:19PM (#19120477)
Fair enough! thanks for keeping me honest. Unfortunately edit window has passed so can't fix as suggested in the guidelines:future readers please ignore the question and start at sentence 2.
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Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books by james_s_tayler on Friday February 08, 2019 @05:44PM (#19119391)
Hmm so better to just overtly state "you didn't read the post."

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Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books by tptacek on Friday February 08, 2019 @05:49PM (#19119430)
No. How about, just read the guidelines and find out.
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Re:Rules for Choosing Nonfiction Books by james_s_tayler on Friday February 08, 2019 @06:56PM (#19119748)
So what you're telling me is that I didn't read the guidelines. Kind of my point exactly. But anyway.
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