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You're complaining that you can't tell what this HN submission is about from the top-voted comment alone, and you actually have to read the submission? I've se
by sciurus 8y ago
You're complaining that you can't tell what this HN submission is about from the top-voted comment alone, and you actually have to read the submission?
I've seen people complain about the submission for a product announcement being unclear before, but hearing that complaint leveled at the comments is a new one.
- Vinnl 8y agoI think it's not so much a complaint, as a suggestion to include a short recap of what the project is in the introduction of release announcements. I don't think OP was so much annoyed, as much as that they considered that it's a smart thing marketing-wise: those who don't know what the project is are unlikely to read on to the third paragraph. See e.g. Rust, which does this really well: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/08/02/Rust-1.28.html https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/08/02/Rust-1.28.html
- johnonolan 8y agoFair point, I probably could've included some useful context there - thanks for the tip!
- Vinnl 8y agoThank dethswatch, it was their tip (although it's flagged right now) - I just interpreted it by assuming good intentions :)
- FlipperBucket 8y ago> You're complaining that you can't tell what this HN submission is about from the top-voted comment alone Nope. johnonolan's post is top and it explains about as much as the site. Not much at all. There's an animated thing going on a page break down from the top, but the site is so jam-packed with marketspeak and vagary that it shouldn't be surprising. Also, I still don't know what it is. Compare that with Codesandbox (also on HN) which is straightforward.