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that this is one of the most popular posts on mastodon currently is a clear indication of how widely pervasive the reply-guy problem is here, and that its not just a few obnoxious person that contribute to the problem@laurenshof tl;dr comes across multiple ways, but its a valid response to posts that are off putting for that reason, in a similar way (or worse) that a paywall link is. So people began putting tl;dr summaries at the end of their long posts (or here as content warning) to address this criticism.
I don't read it as a request or demand to post a link to a mirror of the paywalled article, but that is really nice when someone posts such a link.
Its curious the discussion here considers shaming of these brief contentious criticism when in a way pw;dr is similarly a negation.
Reply guy terminology indicates a cultural in-crowd and by extension exclusion, even though the term is trying to define a kind of behavior people don't like. The confusion about what reply guy means in this thread highlights how reply guy can cause people to self-censor because they think the term may apply to them, even when it doesn't. Its still not well known so maybe that confusion will dissipate. Really the paywall abbreviation and reply guy label work similarly as a way to denigrate a behavior.
Criticizing someone for posting paywall links is a valid criticism because of its inaccessibility, irregardless that there is a work around. The expectation that someone should just not say anything is an expectation of self-censorship. Still, I agree the criticism should be positive and constructive instead, but pw;dr is a good way to get the point across quickly, and who has the time to write long posts... oh, wait, nevermind.