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I don’t like to go meta, but this is the meanest response to a Show HN I’ve seen in a while. Almost every comment is a reason why it sucks or a random nitpick.

I don’t like to go meta, but this is the meanest response to a Show HN I’ve seen in a while. Almost every comment is a reason why it sucks or a random nitpick. If you don’t have anything nice to say, just don’t say anything at all.

Draiken 7y ago
This comment makes no sense. Show HN is supposed to gather feedback, not "likes". If you don't want honest feedback, then why bother posting here? I find people take honest criticism as personal attacks way too often. Nothing criticized here detracts from what they've done. If this was my product, I'd be super happy that I got this huge list of things to improve out of a single post. Compare that to a few "weeeeee, it's nice!" comments. If you want empty happy feedback, share it on Facebook.
sergiomattei 7y ago
It's just really bad marketing. We aren't a cheer team, this is honest feedback and discussion. The feedback allows companies to better their product.
tomcam 7y ago
Well... they asked for feedback. But I do find many, many people on HN are far ruder than they would be to a friend presenting the same thing, which distresses me. OTOH I expect anything I submit to HN to get treated with the same kind of brutality, but what I get in return is the attention of some of the smartest people on the Net. It’s a painful trade off but it does help you to expect hurt feelings going in.
steve_adams_86 7y ago
If I had a project to Show HN and got this much feedback, I would actually be totally stoked. When feedback is mostly positive, you can't tell if people are sugar-coating or flat out lying to you. This stuff is largely very constructive. The main points are: - No one really knows what this is, or what problem it solves - If it's a Make replacement, why not just use Make? - Is this a new syntax or just YML? - The marketing approach seems to miss the mark With that alone they can refine their presentation and message quite a bit. That's quality and honest feedback, even though it might not feel good at first.

Draiken 7y ago

This comment makes no sense. Show HN is supposed to gather feedback, not "likes". If you don't want honest feedback, then why bother posting here? I find people take honest criticism as personal attacks way too often. Nothing criticized here detracts from what they've done. If this was my product, I'd be super happy that I got this huge list of things to improve out of a single post. Compare that to a few "weeeeee, it's nice!" comments. If you want empty happy feedback, share it on Facebook.

sergiomattei 7y ago

It's just really bad marketing. We aren't a cheer team, this is honest feedback and discussion. The feedback allows companies to better their product.

tomcam 7y ago

Well... they asked for feedback. But I do find many, many people on HN are far ruder than they would be to a friend presenting the same thing, which distresses me. OTOH I expect anything I submit to HN to get treated with the same kind of brutality, but what I get in return is the attention of some of the smartest people on the Net. It’s a painful trade off but it does help you to expect hurt feelings going in.

steve_adams_86 7y ago

If I had a project to Show HN and got this much feedback, I would actually be totally stoked. When feedback is mostly positive, you can't tell if people are sugar-coating or flat out lying to you. This stuff is largely very constructive. The main points are: - No one really knows what this is, or what problem it solves - If it's a Make replacement, why not just use Make? - Is this a new syntax or just YML? - The marketing approach seems to miss the mark With that alone they can refine their presentation and message quite a bit. That's quality and honest feedback, even though it might not feel good at first.