I certainly VISIT the comments first. That way I can just use the back button to get back to the comments after I read it. Which I don't always do.
Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
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Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#42I also preferentially bookmark the comment thread rather than the article if I want to keep it for reference.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#43I read mostly only the comments except the:
"why not that other irrelevant thing", "I remember this irrelevant anecdote", "Rust ftw"
For science postings I read the artcle, half of wikipedia and then humbly read the comments.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#44Yes, and I often don't read the article at all, especially if it's blogspam that can be largely inferred from the title. e.g. "Why I like small projects"
I usually don't even read the comments on those posts. I think I need to start making better use of the hide button.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#45I usually read the comments first and then read the article second, but I almost always read the article before writing my own comment.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#46It depends. When commenting I read the article first but often times I'm more interested in the discussion, other people's opinions, and further interesting related content linked in the comments.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#47I skim the top comments first to see if they all slam the article, if so, maybe I abandon the whole story. Same on Reddit.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
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Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#49Based on the responses/replies here -
Perhaps it is time to retire one of the HN guidelines namely - Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." since it seems a lot of people haven't actually RTFA when posting comments.
Re: Ask HN: I read comments before the article, do you?
#50Based on the responses/replies here - Perhaps it is time to retire one of the HN guidelines namely - Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." since it seems a lot of people haven't actually RTFA when posting comments.
The point of the guideline is, I think, that saying "Did you even read the article?" adds nothing of value, just spite and bad feelings to HN, and on top of that, wastes our time. The guideline isn't about reading the article or not, but being a jerk or not.