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"No. Email does a better job. I don't want to have yet another medium to check and use." Many times I'd rather call someone up, but I may only have their email
by danielha 19y ago
"No. Email does a better job. I don't want to have yet another medium to check and use."
Many times I'd rather call someone up, but I may only have their email. Point is, there are usually always better alternatives. However, choices make the end goal more possible than it might have been.
- ralph 19y agoMany times I expect those people would prefer an email as it doesn't interrupt them and they can deal with it in their own time. There's a balancing act between convenience to the caller and inconvenience to the callee. The free text box in the profile lets the user give an email address, or their home page, or anything else including their phone number. The point is, they can limit how you can contact them. I don't think adding private messages on news.yc helps.
- cwilbur 19y agoIf I wanted to be called by strangers from YC, I'd put my phone number in my profile.
- danielha 19y agoIt was a general analogy and had nothing to do with this site. Actually, it especially had nothing to do with this site.
- run4yourlives 19y agoPersonally, I'm a big fan of the "Don't call me unless I know you" ethic.