If you are more than one degree of separation away from being present at it, please don't make a top level reply.

I'll ignore that, by your own standard, you shouldn't have made this one.

I think the more interesting point is that your standard (or a similar one - top level replies require extraordinary information) could improve discussion here, maybe by a lot.

Yours is not a top level reply, so you're good!

And it's true - I had to decide between a long, ungainly title and violating my own rule and chose the latter.

Metal shutters slammed down over the windows and poison gas was released.