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Why are vim/neovim tricks/plugins/basic commands being spammed on hn recently??

by _blz2 4y ago

nbzso 4y ago
I like those "spams". This is the real value of HN. Don't you think? Or we have to cope with "the usefulness" of the new reddit like trend?
- distcs 4y ago
  I can empathize with the parent comment and understand why basic commands about Vim can be bothering them. Many of us (and perhaps the parent commenter is one of them too) come to HN to look for interesting news and articles. Something interesting that has happened in the tech world. Or some interesting knowledge about the technology tools we work with or the real life world we live in. It so happens that rehashing of Vim's documentation on basic commands does not make it interesting enough. When articles on these basic commands (that are easily and better learnt from Vim :help) come on HN again and again, it can lead to a boring reading experience. It stops being interesting. For some people, this can reduce the real value of HN. I'll confess that my comment may appear as elitist. But hey, at least I am being honest, from my high-horse, elitism and all. If you can get past the thorny issue of elitism, perhaps you can see my point. My point is that I appreciate why these articles appearing too often can be bothering to some. I hope you can appreciate it too. That's not to say that there is anything wrong with these posts. If the community likes it and upvotes it enough, so be it. There is a "hide" link to hide the story if it is really bothering someone. A few basic Vim articles every week is not really a big problem even if it ends up bothering some people. I can live with it and I hope the parent commenter can live with it too.
  - johncoltrane 4y ago
    There is nothing elitist in pointing people to freely available and easy to follow documentation. Quite the contrary.
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Tepix 4y ago
Because enough users consider them to be useful and upvote them.
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xrayarx 4y ago
I‘m sorry you feel spammed. Among others, I personally enjoy the basic commands stories, because, as can be seen in the comments, it is often news even to long term users.

Why are vim/neovim tricks/plugins/basic commands being spammed on hn recently??

by _blz2 4y ago

Why are vim/neovim tricks/plugins/basic commands being spammed on hn recently??

I like those "spams". This is the real value of HN. Don't you think? Or we have to cope with "the usefulness" of the new reddit like trend?

distcs 4y ago
I can empathize with the parent comment and understand why basic commands about Vim can be bothering them. Many of us (and perhaps the parent commenter is one of them too) come to HN to look for interesting news and articles. Something interesting that has happened in the tech world. Or some interesting knowledge about the technology tools we work with or the real life world we live in. It so happens that rehashing of Vim's documentation on basic commands does not make it interesting enough. When articles on these basic commands (that are easily and better learnt from Vim :help) come on HN again and again, it can lead to a boring reading experience. It stops being interesting. For some people, this can reduce the real value of HN. I'll confess that my comment may appear as elitist. But hey, at least I am being honest, from my high-horse, elitism and all. If you can get past the thorny issue of elitism, perhaps you can see my point. My point is that I appreciate why these articles appearing too often can be bothering to some. I hope you can appreciate it too. That's not to say that there is anything wrong with these posts. If the community likes it and upvotes it enough, so be it. There is a "hide" link to hide the story if it is really bothering someone. A few basic Vim articles every week is not really a big problem even if it ends up bothering some people. I can live with it and I hope the parent commenter can live with it too.
- johncoltrane 4y ago
  There is nothing elitist in pointing people to freely available and easy to follow documentation. Quite the contrary.
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Tepix 4y ago

Because enough users consider them to be useful and upvote them.

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xrayarx 4y ago

I‘m sorry you feel spammed. Among others, I personally enjoy the basic commands stories, because, as can be seen in the comments, it is often news even to long term users.