It is not. Also this comment is ill-spirited. You are making a false claim and leaving the burden of fact checking on the reader. "IIRC" might work in a real-life conversation; it doesn't translate to a written dialogue where you have infinite time to check before posting or stop yourself from posting if in doubt.
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I don't think he was intentionally trying to make a false statement or involved in some deep conspiracy to spread disinformation and brainwash the general populace of this website. You could have chosen to just say "Actually I looked it up here and that isn't the case, although you were kind of close because excessive self promotion can be an issue."
He did no harm, he was offering a hypothesis...please try and be more respectful if you choose to call someone out for being wrong. This community is all about respect among members and creating a safe space to discuss the aspects of development we love, and above all, to educate each other.
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It is not. Also this comment is ill-spirited. You are making a false claim and leaving the burden of fact checking on the reader. "IIRC" might work in a real-life conversation; it doesn't translate to a written dialogue where you have infinite time to check before posting or stop yourself from posting if in doubt.
Reddit rules regarding self-promotion can be found here reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion.
I don't think he was intentionally trying to make a false statement or involved in some deep conspiracy to spread disinformation and brainwash the general populace of this website. You could have chosen to just say "Actually I looked it up here and that isn't the case, although you were kind of close because excessive self promotion can be an issue."
He did no harm, he was offering a hypothesis...please try and be more respectful if you choose to call someone out for being wrong. This community is all about respect among members and creating a safe space to discuss the aspects of development we love, and above all, to educate each other.