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Please don't post snarky dismissals like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguide
by tomhow 6mo ago
Please don't post snarky dismissals like this on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- egorfine 6mo agoUnderstood. 1. Can we agree that this kind of corporate tradition does in fact exist at Google? 2. Can we agree that Google has a history of treating projects this way?
- tomhow 6mo agoRepeatedly posing questions prefaced with “Can we agree...” comes across as a bit too much like cross-examination, and the guidelines specifically ask us not to cross-examine. It doesn't matter if a snarky dismissal has some basis in reality; after all, pretty much every snarky dismissal does. The point is we don't want HN to be a snarky place. You're welcome to raise the topic of Google's corporate traditions in a curious, conversational style, just like anything else.
- egorfine 6mo agoGot it and I appreciate the feedback! This comment was not meant to sound snarky (while the original one in fact was - am guilty). Sometimes it feels like polite comment will go nowhere while being blunt may convey a more focused message. Not in this case though, I agree.