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"I remember things like this and knew the search terms. Then http://searchyc.com/ http://searchyc.com/ is your friend." -RiderOfGiraffes http://news.ycombinat

"I remember things like this and knew the search terms. Then http://searchyc.com/ http://searchyc.com/ is your friend." -RiderOfGiraffes http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=940276 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=940276

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
Exactly. In this case just search for "sail" in the submission title: http://searchyc.com/submissions/sail?sort=by_date http://searchyc.com/submissions/sail?sort=by_date Doing this has often led me to articles of interest I would otherwise not have found, and I believe that cross-referencing like this is potentially of use, a little now, potentially more later. However, with a karma of nearly 14k but an average of 2.29 it's clear that such cross-referencing rarely gets upvotes. A quick check of my comments shows that: http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=RiderOfGiraffes http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=RiderOfGiraffes Net result is that I'm probably mostly wasting my time. More than once I've considered stopping, more than once my mild obsessive/compulsive tendencies have caused me to carry on. I am again considering stopping and using HN differently. My "contributions" are rarely upvoted much, and that suggests my interests aren't that good a fit for the current population.
- dwwoelfel 16y ago
  I occasionally find them useful, at a rate of about one per week. I didn't upvote them in the past, but I will now that I know you care. "My 'contributions' are rarely upvoted much, and that suggests my interests aren't that good a fit for the current population." For what it's worth, I have the hacker friends extension (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mkdhfabjcebcgnpgnhefebefiabhmbfn https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mkdhfabjcebcgnpg...) set to highlight all of your comments and submissions.
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    It's not that I care so much - I don't really care about the karma - it's just that it's a source of information about the community and my actions within it. Karma is intended to reinforce "good behavior" and discourage "bad behavior" and so I pay attention to it. Not least, as I'm running a closed community I'm paying very close attention to the effect, and to the discussions that occasionally pop up. > I have the hacker friends extension ... set > to highlight all of your comments and submissions. Gosh. <blush> Thanks.
    - JoachimSchipper 16y ago
      For better or worse, karma has little to do with good. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 was near the top, mixed snark and a (decent) reference, cost maybe 30 seconds to type, and earned 36 upvotes as of this post. Conversely, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 took far too long (over an hour) to write, was far more informative, and earned 9 upvotes. At one point, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 had more upvotes - I guess because of the pig? I'm not ashamed of the first comment, but it saddens me to see that the second got so far fewer votes... and this seems to be the case for many other comment(s/ors) as well. For what it's worth, I know your username and read your comments with interest.

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago

Exactly. In this case just search for "sail" in the submission title: http://searchyc.com/submissions/sail?sort=by_date http://searchyc.com/submissions/sail?sort=by_date Doing this has often led me to articles of interest I would otherwise not have found, and I believe that cross-referencing like this is potentially of use, a little now, potentially more later. However, with a karma of nearly 14k but an average of 2.29 it's clear that such cross-referencing rarely gets upvotes. A quick check of my comments shows that: http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=RiderOfGiraffes http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=RiderOfGiraffes Net result is that I'm probably mostly wasting my time. More than once I've considered stopping, more than once my mild obsessive/compulsive tendencies have caused me to carry on. I am again considering stopping and using HN differently. My "contributions" are rarely upvoted much, and that suggests my interests aren't that good a fit for the current population.

dwwoelfel 16y ago
I occasionally find them useful, at a rate of about one per week. I didn't upvote them in the past, but I will now that I know you care. "My 'contributions' are rarely upvoted much, and that suggests my interests aren't that good a fit for the current population." For what it's worth, I have the hacker friends extension (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mkdhfabjcebcgnpgnhefebefiabhmbfn https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mkdhfabjcebcgnpg...) set to highlight all of your comments and submissions.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
  It's not that I care so much - I don't really care about the karma - it's just that it's a source of information about the community and my actions within it. Karma is intended to reinforce "good behavior" and discourage "bad behavior" and so I pay attention to it. Not least, as I'm running a closed community I'm paying very close attention to the effect, and to the discussions that occasionally pop up. > I have the hacker friends extension ... set > to highlight all of your comments and submissions. Gosh. <blush> Thanks.
  - JoachimSchipper 16y ago
    For better or worse, karma has little to do with good. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 was near the top, mixed snark and a (decent) reference, cost maybe 30 seconds to type, and earned 36 upvotes as of this post. Conversely, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 took far too long (over an hour) to write, was far more informative, and earned 9 upvotes. At one point, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 had more upvotes - I guess because of the pig? I'm not ashamed of the first comment, but it saddens me to see that the second got so far fewer votes... and this seems to be the case for many other comment(s/ors) as well. For what it's worth, I know your username and read your comments with interest.