I currently use TinyWall Firewall, it works very well, it’s small/portable, no complaints I even donated to the Dev but I would really prefer open source, also it needs to be user friendly like TinyWall so my non-tech family members can/will use it like they do with TinyWall.
I disagree that it was judgemental. Sure, it could’ve been written nicer, but there was no need to - it was just a simple question hinting at the irony of the situation, nothing more, nothing less. I didn’t break any rules, and if I did, the mods are free to delete my comment. The fact that they didn’t intervene - when they’re famously known to rule with an iron fist - proves that your judgment of my comment coming as “very judgemental” is your own opinon.
I’m never said you were violating any rules, I was just expressing my opinion. If a person asks a question you can decide if you are going to be helpful and answer that question or make an statement regarding the irony of their question, which isn’t helpful at all.
You keep doing whatever you think it is best.
First of all there’s no rule that the very first comment to a question has to be an answer, and that it has to be helpful in that instance - there’s always the chance that said helpful answer might come further down the chain - had OP replied to the comment.
Sometimes the best answers are born out of asking questions, because often the person asking the question may not be asking the right question (due to not stating all the details, or having incomplete knowledge, misconceptions etc). Regardless, it sparks a discussion, so I don’t see the problem, as long as the discussion is taking place in a civil manner and no rules are being broken. Finally, even if the discussion chain that sparked wasn’t helpful to OP, it could help someone else. Or at least entertain them. And those who can’t be bothered, can always ignore the chain, or even block the person(s) in question. So regardless, I don’t see this as a loss or a negative of any sort.