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I may be alone in this, but I like expressing my thoughts/feelings, as a matter of fact, most of the time I want to make it really clear that what I say is just
by DjDarkman 16y ago
I may be alone in this, but I like expressing my thoughts/feelings, as a matter of fact, most of the time I want to make it really clear that what I say is just my the way I see it.
Do I go a little bit too far with it? Maybe.
- shib71 16y agoEvery community values different things. On HN it's insight. If your writing style or attitude obscures such insight, it will be voted the same as if there were no insight at all.
- mfukar 16y agoAfter a quick glance on the OP's comments, I don't think it's that his posts lack content or insight, but rather are expressed in a style and/or tone some find unpleasant.
- Locke1689 16y agoExactly what additional value is expressed by using three ??? vs ? In other words, say what you will, but don't get carried away.
- mfukar 16y agoIs the number of question marks really relevant to the point one is trying to make? Let me rephrase that. Is the number of question marks really relevant to the point one is trying to make??? edit: Downvoted. I guess I don't have to keep arguing my point. :-)
- troutwine 16y agoI grew up in a blunt, German family. Very straight forward, often crude. I am, as a result, one to speak my mind. Effective criticism is best delivered from a high position: hyperbole and mistakes like "my the way I" debase an otherwise salient point. A good insult is like a fine, dry wine; it is bitter and refined. You come across in your comment history as a dullard, enamored of his own ability to shout at crowds.
- jay_kyburz 16y agoI'm picturing Dwight Schrute as I read this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Schrute http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Schrute
- troutwine 16y agoI'm afraid that I have no understanding of that popular culture reference. Are you calling me a fascist?
- Mz 16y agoDo I go a little bit too far with it? Maybe. Trying to be genuinely helpful: "Vertical list of applications??? Microsoft what have you been smoking?" Sounds pretty emotional. Maybe was intended somewhat humorously but humor on the internet (especially in a forum) is tough to pull off. Three question marks expresses strong emotion. Strong emotion is the opposite of critical thinking and logic. Emotion is (in part) actually a form of memory. People with strong feelings are better at making snap judgments. People who lack that have to actively work at making a decision because they don't have some "gut feeling" to go by. When you emote strongly in a public discussion, you actively promote other people not thinking and, instead, just reacting. So there are valid reasons why that is something not very welcome here. I'm someone who tends to strongly emote and I sometimes make remarks that get downvoted in part because of that. That kind of expression has its place. But it's so socially disruptive that there is good reason to discourage it in a public discussion and even more reason to discourage it in a public discussion where the goal is critical thinking and logical exchange of ideas.
- apsurd 16y agoYou want downvoters to explain themselves; I downvoted you because this makes no sense: I want to make it really clear that what I say is just my the way I see it. 1) If you are honestly going for clarity, then 90% of the words you use in your comments aren't helping. 2) "It's PG's house. You may not like to wear pants, but if PG feels that people should wear pants when over for dinner, you wear pants" 3) It's just a stupid downvote.