I'd like to think this guy's question wouldn't be actively modded down for not adding to the discussion. Yes, people are supposed to read the rules and such, but I don't find anything wrong about legitimately asking the community for clarifications about standards and expectations, especially when things are border-line. Indeed, the case of the original commenter seems a little border-line to me - while his point is valid, he comes across as needlessly flippant, and is probably being down-modded more for perceived attitude than actual lack of content. That's a subtle point, and it wouldn't happen on every forum.

That said, I recognize that such meta discussions can be a little derailing, and I don't want to derail this discussion any further - so I'll just leave it at "let's not be a place that discourages new people from asking questions".