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Even if it did feel like an advertisement, it's on topic for this discussion and adds something. That said, maybe it's a bit hard to read? Something about the f

Even if it did feel like an advertisement, it's on topic for this discussion and adds something. That said, maybe it's a bit hard to read? Something about the flow throws me off - that could contribute to downvotes. I don't know.

latchkey 2y ago
That's how you know it wasn't written by AI. =)
fragmede 2y ago
nah, for some reason voters here have been getting very anti-advertisement lately, as if this site wasn't somehow a giant ad in and of itself.
npinsker 2y ago
I did not downvote (I upvoted), but I think I can see why others did. Mentioning their startup’s name, right at the top, isn’t a great start for me. OP didn’t need to do that, it means nothing to me, and it doesn’t add anything other than advertising. A few other phrasing choices like “full technical details on our website” evoke a recruiter spiel a little bit, because of wrong time and place — this is a comments section, and to me the writeup is a bit too detailed and overly confident in how interested I am. If I care, I’ll ask, or I’ll go to your profile. Sounds like OP was just excited; unfortunately, the practice of using HN to “organically” advertise startups (particularly through blog posts) is quite common nowadays, and I can’t help being sensitive to it as I feel it doesn’t help discourse. This post was relevant and interesting though; thanks for flagging it as such.
- anxman 2y ago
  TIL there’s a downvote on here
  - latchkey 2y ago
    From the FAQ (linked in the footer): https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Why don't I see down arrows? There are no down arrows on stories. They appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold, but never on direct replies. Also explained here: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/master/README.md#downvoting-comments https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m... I just voted you up to get one more point closer!
- latchkey 2y ago
  I've been chastised before for not being explicit about my involvement in my own company.

latchkey 2y ago

That's how you know it wasn't written by AI. =)

fragmede 2y ago

nah, for some reason voters here have been getting very anti-advertisement lately, as if this site wasn't somehow a giant ad in and of itself.

npinsker 2y ago

I did not downvote (I upvoted), but I think I can see why others did. Mentioning their startup’s name, right at the top, isn’t a great start for me. OP didn’t need to do that, it means nothing to me, and it doesn’t add anything other than advertising. A few other phrasing choices like “full technical details on our website” evoke a recruiter spiel a little bit, because of wrong time and place — this is a comments section, and to me the writeup is a bit too detailed and overly confident in how interested I am. If I care, I’ll ask, or I’ll go to your profile. Sounds like OP was just excited; unfortunately, the practice of using HN to “organically” advertise startups (particularly through blog posts) is quite common nowadays, and I can’t help being sensitive to it as I feel it doesn’t help discourse. This post was relevant and interesting though; thanks for flagging it as such.

anxman 2y ago
TIL there’s a downvote on here
- latchkey 2y ago
  From the FAQ (linked in the footer): https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Why don't I see down arrows? There are no down arrows on stories. They appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold, but never on direct replies. Also explained here: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/master/README.md#downvoting-comments https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m... I just voted you up to get one more point closer!
latchkey 2y ago
I've been chastised before for not being explicit about my involvement in my own company.