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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
by 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 agoNot 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 agoMust 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 agoI 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.