> Personally, if someone consumed something I worked on, actively felt that there was something they felt could be improved, and didn't mention it to me, I woul

> Personally, if someone consumed something I worked on, actively felt that there was something they felt could be improved, and didn't mention it to me, I would have felt as if they had done me a great disservice. I don't have to agree or even take their input into account, but I would very much like it to exist. And that's a perfectly fine personal preference - but it's not the default. My issue with your comment is not that you didn't include anything positive. It's that you're directly addressing the author, giving them feedback they never asked for! Just like you didn't ask for my parody of your comment. HN is not an open issue tracker for "every blog ever". Comments like the top of this thread keep happening, and are part of the reason some people disable comments, or end up blocking some referrers altogether. Asking if someone is open to feedback on something before offering criticism is really not that hard, and does wonders for everyone's mental health.