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I'm voting this down because you so often respond to people with something like "Read the sequences" without deigning to mention any specific problems. That's high-handed and cult-leader-like. It's also unhelpful to someone even if they take your advice and read the sequences, because they're not likely to figure out the connections between them and what they said in their post.
At the very least, recommending one specific post to read would a great improvement.
I upvoted EY's comment, but very much agree with your comment. I am still plugging through the sequences and appreciate the, "This was answered, dummy." response, but I prefer, "This was answered over here, dummy."
In terms of actually increasing rationality in other people, getting short with them is probably counter-productive. But I get the frustration of dealing with noobs like me. I prefer the harshness because the feedback is clearer but I imagine that not everyone is like me.