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Getting no love on HN does not mean you or the product is not good. Being sad and pouty about it might. Move on, make it so big and good that someone else posts
by tuhin 15y ago
Getting no love on HN does not mean you or the product is not good. Being sad and pouty about it might. Move on, make it so big and good that someone else posts it on HN the next time instead of you doing it.
- StavrosK 15y agoIt wasn't my intention to be pouty, I just remarked on what happened. I'm in the process of growing it, and its users find it extremely useful so far, after they get past the "why can't I just email them?" stage and see that this is much faster. If anything, Facebook's move provides me with a clear way to position the product, rather than have to say "it's a bit easier than email".
- tuhin 15y agoSorry for being rude (if I was). I have that feeling too when I get no love for my ideas or comments or web projects. But I have learnt to put the narcissism behind me and take the bigger lesson. Which is: WHY did it happen? WHY did they not like it? Also I will give it a shot and suggest if there is something that can be improved (at least from an experience perspective). You can of course take it or ignore it too.
- StavrosK 15y agoOh, no, they liked it very much (the comments where overwhelmingly positive, such as "this already changed the way I share things"), it just didn't get noticed/upvoted much.