Among civilized people, calling someone (the author of the referenced article in this case) a wanker is considered an insult; and it is definitely not compliant with HN rules.

> is definitely not compliant with HN rules

This I agree with. Similarly, elitist virtue-signaling like "gutter language" and "among civilized people" aren't compliant with the rules either.

You're free to check.

Being civilized is barely seen as elitism by the majority of people here.

Regardless, your comments fall on the wrong side of "Don't be snarky" and "Please don't sneer."

But clearly, you've picked this hill to die on and this conversation is going nowhere. Have a good day.

> your comments fall on the wrong side of "Don't be snarky" and "Please don't sneer."

I politely disagree.