So there's this bit listed in Code of Conduct as the first example of "Unfriendly behavior":

Then there's this comment:

Now, I've written my fair share of rude comments, but I do believe that telling someone to "read the fucking manual" definitely crosses the line of what should be allowed in here. Unfortunately the moderators don't seem to agree with me in that regard:

Given the above I'd like to ask whether others consider it acceptable or not and whether there's still any point to having a "code of conduct" if it doesn't really count?