That's absolutely fine to do. Here's what's wrong with rants:

• They distract from the actual content of a post
• They offer a possibility for off-topic discussion and flamewars.
• They make you look unprofessional.
• In the long run, they make us – as a site – look unprofessional.

We don't want that. So, if you can, always remove rants. Be nice.

In this case, the original answer was a pretty severe example, and should have probably been deleted. Yes, I know it's a self-answer, but maybe the OP can phrase it a bit more elegantly.

That's absolutely fine to do. Here's what's wrong with rants:

• They distract from the actual content of a post
• They offer a possibility for off-topic discussion and flamewars.
• They make you look unprofessional.
• In the long run, they make us – as a site – look unprofessional.

We don't want that. So, if you can, always remove rants. Be nice.

In this case, the original answer was a pretty severe example, and should have probably been deleted. Yes, I know it's a self-answer, but maybe the OP can phrase it a bit more elegantly.

That's absolutely fine to do. It distracts from the actual content of a post, and offers possibilities for off-topic discussion and flamewars. We don't want that.

Although in this case, the original answer was a pretty severe example, and should have probably been deleted. (Yes, I know it's a self-answer, but maybe the OP can phrase it a bit more elegantly.)

That's absolutely fine to do. Here's what's wrong with rants:

• They distract from the actual content of a post
• They offer a possibility for off-topic discussion and flamewars.
• They make you look unprofessional.
• In the long run, they make us – as a site – look unprofessional.

We don't want that. So, if you can, always remove rants. Be nice.

In this case, the original answer was a pretty severe example, and should have probably been deleted. Yes, I know it's a self-answer, but maybe the OP can phrase it a bit more elegantly.