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Why even bother commenting, Thomas?

tptacek 4y ago
I was asked a question. I answered it. I don't know what you think is going on here, but I think it's probably simpler than you think it is. This is my thing about Pinboard drama (and Go drama, and Signal drama) on HN. It's made to seem like a gripping psychodrama. But there's less going on than you think. I'm telling you: I use Pinboard every day, it's been rock solid for me, I don't use archiving all that often, but I clicked around and all my archivey things seem to be working. That's all I've got for you.
- couchand 4y ago
  I meant your original post. You went out of your way to either gaslight or mock others who were sharing their troubles. Why? Edit: I see you've edited your comment to answer my question. Well, all I can say is that's an interesting choice from someone whose bill rate is so high.
  - tptacek 4y ago
    This is a deeply weird thread, but, I mean, I keep saying these threads are weird, so what do I expect? I'll keep going just to illustrate my point. I don't doubt anyone who says they're having problems with Pinboard. Stop paying for it. Get your money back. It's a product, not a religion. Read the thread, though, and notice how many people are confused about that. You just asked me, a Pinboard customer, to go fix Pinboard for people having problems with it. Uh, no? I'm a user, not a parishioner.
    - couchand 4y ago
      I apologize if my replies seem weird. I'm genuinely confused because I've seen you be such a thoughtful and empathetic internet person. I'm not asking you to fix it for them (That'd be crazy!) But if you're going to engage, perhaps you could engage beyond "wfm mic drop"? I'm not saying you need to get involved at all. But you chose to!
      - tptacek 4y ago
        As one of many people on HN with the day-to-day responsibility of monitoring and troubleshooting a complicated Internet thingy that springs leaks and throws rods at inconvenient times, I am here to inform you that "works for me" is often a pretty valuable piece of information. Now that our good intentions are worked out, it's probably silly for us to keep going with this thread. Somebody on another thread just said "Boiler Room is an incredible movie" and I need all my energy for that thread now.

I was asked a question. I answered it. I don't know what you think is going on here, but I think it's probably simpler than you think it is. This is my thing about Pinboard drama (and Go drama, and Signal drama) on HN. It's made to seem like a gripping psychodrama. But there's less going on than you think. I'm telling you: I use Pinboard every day, it's been rock solid for me, I don't use archiving all that often, but I clicked around and all my archivey things seem to be working. That's all I've got for you.

couchand 4y ago
I meant your original post. You went out of your way to either gaslight or mock others who were sharing their troubles. Why? Edit: I see you've edited your comment to answer my question. Well, all I can say is that's an interesting choice from someone whose bill rate is so high.
- tptacek 4y ago
  This is a deeply weird thread, but, I mean, I keep saying these threads are weird, so what do I expect? I'll keep going just to illustrate my point. I don't doubt anyone who says they're having problems with Pinboard. Stop paying for it. Get your money back. It's a product, not a religion. Read the thread, though, and notice how many people are confused about that. You just asked me, a Pinboard customer, to go fix Pinboard for people having problems with it. Uh, no? I'm a user, not a parishioner.
  - couchand 4y ago
    I apologize if my replies seem weird. I'm genuinely confused because I've seen you be such a thoughtful and empathetic internet person. I'm not asking you to fix it for them (That'd be crazy!) But if you're going to engage, perhaps you could engage beyond "wfm mic drop"? I'm not saying you need to get involved at all. But you chose to!
    - tptacek 4y ago
      As one of many people on HN with the day-to-day responsibility of monitoring and troubleshooting a complicated Internet thingy that springs leaks and throws rods at inconvenient times, I am here to inform you that "works for me" is often a pretty valuable piece of information. Now that our good intentions are worked out, it's probably silly for us to keep going with this thread. Somebody on another thread just said "Boiler Room is an incredible movie" and I need all my energy for that thread now.