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I 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 doi
by gshulegaard 10y ago
I 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.