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Just a guess, but I'd say you're getting downvoted because of your second paragraph: > If you don't know the difference between a CNAME and an A record, then h

by jh3 14y ago

Just a guess, but I'd say you're getting downvoted because of your second paragraph: > If you don't know the difference between a CNAME and an A record, then hire someone to register your domains and setup them up, or learn enough to make informed decisions. The rash things that people do because the Internet enables them to does not excuse them.

drivebyacct2 14y ago
This is the same criticism that was leveled last time. What do people want? Yes, I wish DNS was magically simple. It's not. It's not going to magically be easy and downvoting me doesn't change that. It's like me trying to do anything besides changing the wipers and oil in my car. It's right there in my garage and I certainly have the tools to work on it. (To be fair, me working on my car poses more physical risk to me than a novice breaking their DNS settings or being held "hostage" by a hoster/registrar).
bpatrianakos 14y ago
Why in the world would anyone take issue with that? Especially here on HN of all places? I mean, sure, I can see exceptions for non tech savvy people running a personal site or a really small business website not having to know the difference but are we so pedantic that you have to explicitly point out all edge cases and exceptions in our comments now? Sheesh. The message was pretty clear and there was nothing downvotable about it.
- jh3 14y ago
  Not sure. I agree with the second paragraph. I am guessing it's because of the "tone" of the text. This is a generalization, but I think comments here are downvoted not because they are wrong, but because people do not like the way they "sound." I could be wrong though.
- aptwebapps 14y ago
  Must have hit few people who don't know the difference between a CNAME and an A record but who nevertheless manage their own registration. Elitism is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
  - drivebyacct2 14y ago
    I promise it wasn't meant as elitism. If someone were to think that knowing DNS makes them elite... well, that's unfortunate. My point was much simpler, know when to outsource it to a third party or someone you hire, if you don't know the details of what you're getting into. Especially when it's something as fundamental as the ONLY entrance point people have to your business's online presence.

by jh3 14y ago

drivebyacct2 14y ago

This is the same criticism that was leveled last time. What do people want? Yes, I wish DNS was magically simple. It's not. It's not going to magically be easy and downvoting me doesn't change that. It's like me trying to do anything besides changing the wipers and oil in my car. It's right there in my garage and I certainly have the tools to work on it. (To be fair, me working on my car poses more physical risk to me than a novice breaking their DNS settings or being held "hostage" by a hoster/registrar).

bpatrianakos 14y ago

Why in the world would anyone take issue with that? Especially here on HN of all places? I mean, sure, I can see exceptions for non tech savvy people running a personal site or a really small business website not having to know the difference but are we so pedantic that you have to explicitly point out all edge cases and exceptions in our comments now? Sheesh. The message was pretty clear and there was nothing downvotable about it.

jh3 14y ago
Not sure. I agree with the second paragraph. I am guessing it's because of the "tone" of the text. This is a generalization, but I think comments here are downvoted not because they are wrong, but because people do not like the way they "sound." I could be wrong though.
aptwebapps 14y ago
Must have hit few people who don't know the difference between a CNAME and an A record but who nevertheless manage their own registration. Elitism is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago
  I promise it wasn't meant as elitism. If someone were to think that knowing DNS makes them elite... well, that's unfortunate. My point was much simpler, know when to outsource it to a third party or someone you hire, if you don't know the details of what you're getting into. Especially when it's something as fundamental as the ONLY entrance point people have to your business's online presence.