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OP Here: For the record. Corey an myself have reached out to each other and are getting along great. We've setup a call that we're both looking forward to havin
by jv22222 10y ago
OP Here: For the record. Corey an myself have reached out to each other and are getting along great. We've setup a call that we're both looking forward to having. We already learned stuff from each other.
Regarding privacy: I deeply screwed up on this. Somehow I just assumed because Corey was so radically transparent that it was ok. That was my error and I apologize. Also I guess since the only identifying data was the domain name, which is public, I also somehow thought that was ok. I was wrong.
Regarding intent: It was not meant to come across as mean spirited. It really was just meant to be a good blog post. I missed the mark. Obviously my authorship screwed up on that point.
- gshulegaard 10y agoI am glad you are responding well here, but just an example of tone from your post: > I wish he wasn’t ripping off Nugget, but the fact that he is actually doing something is a big deal. This would be a lot more impactful edited as such: > The fact that he is actually doing something is a big deal. The little (potentially read as snide ["ripping off"]) opening context for the sentiment actually detracts from its point and helps establish a negative author tone for potential readers. In general, placing any point behind a "but" detracts from impact and moves said impact to the opening context. Hey writing is hard and written tone is super difficult to manage! As an idea, you might consider having friends read posts and comment on the overall tone before publishing (if you don't already). Disclaimer: I am not a good writer so apply grains of salt liberally.
- jv22222 10y agoI have made the change you suggested. I ran the post past my smartest friends who read HN, they all said it looked good. We just missed the privacy aspect and also in trying to be funny I went at it too hard.