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Meta: I am appalled by the amount of hate and (non-constructive) criticism in these comments. In a total role-reversal, all of the comments on TC are positive a
by jazzychad 16y ago
Meta: I am appalled by the amount of hate and (non-constructive) criticism in these comments. In a total role-reversal, all of the comments on TC are positive and encouraging. The congratulatory comments in this thread have been downvoted to negative points. What gives? Is it easier to criticize than give encouragement? These guys already have 95,000 active users... what a feat!
I am ok with constructive criticisms and asking meaningful questions, but pointing out other competitors and implying that this product is a waste of everyone's time is just mean.
Josh and team, I am extremely proud of you (never having met you). Do what you love doing, and keep doing it. Don't listen to the haters.
- jedsmith 16y agoThose congratulatory comments were all left in a row, and one of the accounts was created just to leave one. That might have triggered somebody's "noise" radar; I haven't voted on anything in this thread, and I don't see them as noise personally. That might be an explanation for at least that, though -- I wouldn't rush to call that malicious. A misunderstanding, maybe, but I doubt someone is systematically downvoting the good will in this thread, maybe because I look for the positive in everything. I also wouldn't consider pointing out other competitors mean. I'm sure the person leaving that comment, and the numerous votes for him, are just wondering what the difference is (and another comment hit it: it's the team). Don't attribute to malice what mere stupidity can explain. Stupidity is a bit strong in this case, but you get what I mean. I don't really observe a lot of hate here, just a broad spectrum of responses.
- codexon 16y agoThe problem with TechCrunch's Facebook comments is that you can't speak your mind if you have something negative to say about anything. If you make a positive comment, you might get some friends, but if you make a negative comment, you are much more likely to make enemies just for saying what's on your mind. That is why TechCrunch comments are now nothing but a sea of sycophancy. The value of an anonymous forum is that the truth gets told.
- netcan 16y agoAre you being facetious?
- Stormbringer 16y agoAre you making an obscure pun or play on the words Facebook and Facetious?
- netcan 16y agono
- Stormbringer 16y agoThat's a shame...
- BoppreH 16y agoAbout the downvotes: "Congrats Josh" and "Woot go Josh!" don't add anything. If they were "Josh sucks!", they would be downvoted equally.
- jazzychad 16y agoTrue, but there is a difference between downvoting and not-upvoting. Leaving them alone at 1 point would have let them sink to the bottom just as well and not appeared to be mean-spirited.
- BoppreH 16y agoI see that as noise, and I prefer to downvote noise. Not voting is reserved for comments with very small contributions or opinions I disagree with and don't seem properly justified. But that's just me. I agree that downvoting is a harsh punishment, but it's also my opinion that this "noise" should be differentiated from the above cases, so I don't see any way around.
- pg 16y agoI would hope they weren't downvoted equally. Random acts of meanness are much more poisonous to a site/society than random acts of kindness.