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Re:Hacker News evading criticism by selectively adding noref... by 000ooo000 on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @07:06PM (#36234915)
I use that leading "No" as a marker for comments I can safely ignore. I think there's a fair chance the author lacks enough humility for an honest reflection on their position if they think it's appropriate to start their contribution to a discussion with a single paragraph of "No." It's somehow a more grating version of "well ackshually".
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Re:Hacker News evading criticism by selectively adding noref... by zen_1 on Monday June 12, 2023 @09:20AM (#36292962)
No.

;)

I tend to agree with you (finding the leading No\n grating when it's used as a "well actually" replacement) but ime its sometimes used by people from cultural backgrounds where the standard for communication is more direct than what the English-speaking world is used to, and not intended to come across as smug or know-it-all, and I don't mind it as much in those cases.

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Re:Hacker News evading criticism by selectively adding noref... by 000ooo000 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @12:52AM (#36305523)
That's an interesting angle that I had not considered - cheers for sharing.
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