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Down voted you because of your about me.

by 0xEFF 5y ago

downandout 5y ago
I believe it's an honest assessment of the current state of HN.
- ascar 5y ago
  I remember you because of the about me. I was reading a somewhat controversial comment from you and then visited your account page probably to check for sibling comments in the same post. Your about me definitely changed how I feel about your comments and probably the source of your recent experience.
  - downandout 5y ago
    My about me is based upon my experience here over the last few years. I updated it at some point in the last 6 months, long after all this started. So it is a symptom of my experience here, not a cause.
    - krageon 5y ago
      It being based on your experience doesn't change the fact that it looks like it was written for the explicit purpose of getting under people's skin. Essentially, the responses you are getting (here) are the ones you are angling for.
- DangitBobby 5y ago
  It's a bit passive aggressive, don't you think, to do drive-by insults of random strangers?
  - downandout 5y ago
    When I first put that up, I actually ended it by saying "Be part of the solution" or something along those lines. Then, as the downvotes kept coming, I came to realize that most of the people checking my profile had just downvoted one of my comments, and were there looking for additional comments to downvote. I have watched the downvotes come in batches, across threads. That's why it has a pretty negative tone.
    - type0 5y ago
      If you stop making comments with negative tone maybe you will stop getting downvotes.
- benlivengood 5y ago
  I think you're using an overly broad brush. For example, you still feel it's worthwhile to comment sometimes which implies that there are bastions of useful content, which you don't list. I'm sure we disagree on things, which limits the extent of groupthink. Beyond that, there's the relative difference between HN and places like 4chan. Nuance is helpful.
- DangitBobby 5y ago
  I have briefly perused your comments and most of them seem to be interesting contributions. Some of them were definitely downvoted for no real reason AFAICT other than offering up unpopular opinions, and still others appeared to be downvoted for being what I think is a combative tone. You do, in general I think, come across as a bit combative. You have interesting, relevant, and/or factual things to say, maybe consider how what you are saying comes across.

Down voted you because of your about me.

by 0xEFF 5y ago

Down voted you because of your about me.

downandout 5y ago

I believe it's an honest assessment of the current state of HN.

ascar 5y ago
I remember you because of the about me. I was reading a somewhat controversial comment from you and then visited your account page probably to check for sibling comments in the same post. Your about me definitely changed how I feel about your comments and probably the source of your recent experience.
- downandout 5y ago
  My about me is based upon my experience here over the last few years. I updated it at some point in the last 6 months, long after all this started. So it is a symptom of my experience here, not a cause.
  - krageon 5y ago
    It being based on your experience doesn't change the fact that it looks like it was written for the explicit purpose of getting under people's skin. Essentially, the responses you are getting (here) are the ones you are angling for.
DangitBobby 5y ago
It's a bit passive aggressive, don't you think, to do drive-by insults of random strangers?
- downandout 5y ago
  When I first put that up, I actually ended it by saying "Be part of the solution" or something along those lines. Then, as the downvotes kept coming, I came to realize that most of the people checking my profile had just downvoted one of my comments, and were there looking for additional comments to downvote. I have watched the downvotes come in batches, across threads. That's why it has a pretty negative tone.
  - type0 5y ago
    If you stop making comments with negative tone maybe you will stop getting downvotes.
benlivengood 5y ago
I think you're using an overly broad brush. For example, you still feel it's worthwhile to comment sometimes which implies that there are bastions of useful content, which you don't list. I'm sure we disagree on things, which limits the extent of groupthink. Beyond that, there's the relative difference between HN and places like 4chan. Nuance is helpful.
DangitBobby 5y ago
I have briefly perused your comments and most of them seem to be interesting contributions. Some of them were definitely downvoted for no real reason AFAICT other than offering up unpopular opinions, and still others appeared to be downvoted for being what I think is a combative tone. You do, in general I think, come across as a bit combative. You have interesting, relevant, and/or factual things to say, maybe consider how what you are saying comes across.