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I was active on GameFAQs forums when I was a lot younger and I remember being turned off from all the trolling and flame wars people insist on promoting. As I f

by mydpy 14y ago

I was active on GameFAQs forums when I was a lot younger and I remember being turned off from all the trolling and flame wars people insist on promoting. As I finish my graduate studies, I'm looking for a mature community to share my interests and find new ways to be motivated. Entertaining writing is hard. It's difficult to conveys my thoughts correctly through text, especially when humor is involved; timing translates awkwardly in prose. I will take your suggestion to heart and shoot for quality over quantity in my activity here. I think once I finish with school I'll have more time to work on things I care about, and I'll want to share them with others. I really look forward to that point.

brudgers 14y ago
I don't suggest taking "entertaining" as synonymous with "humorous." Non-fiction books, sad films, and football matches are all entertaining for some people. Entertain the HN audience by delivering the sort of thing they like - well considered insights and technical information. Nor is the reference to timing implying comedic timing...except in a general sense of delivering your ideas when the audience is likely to be prepared in the right way to appreciate them. This fleshes out to when and where one comments - before HN became kinder, gentler, and larger, early snark on a rising thread was often worth a few points. Well considered comments on a recent popular thread will often do better than those delivered otherwise. Timing requires understanding the audience or perhaps having a model of that portion you wish to reach. Writing for someone is a good first step toward being entertaining.
- mydpy 14y ago
  Hi brudgers, I looked at your profile and wanted to ask you about your architecture career. Throughout high school I wanted to be an architect and my initial major in college was architecture. I switched to computer science because I liked the concept of building and felt the hierarchical nature of the field would involve lots of ladder climbing before I designed anything. What has your experience been like? If you would rather e-mail, that works for me too. mylesdanielbaker@gmail.com

by mydpy 14y ago

brudgers 14y ago

I don't suggest taking "entertaining" as synonymous with "humorous." Non-fiction books, sad films, and football matches are all entertaining for some people. Entertain the HN audience by delivering the sort of thing they like - well considered insights and technical information. Nor is the reference to timing implying comedic timing...except in a general sense of delivering your ideas when the audience is likely to be prepared in the right way to appreciate them. This fleshes out to when and where one comments - before HN became kinder, gentler, and larger, early snark on a rising thread was often worth a few points. Well considered comments on a recent popular thread will often do better than those delivered otherwise. Timing requires understanding the audience or perhaps having a model of that portion you wish to reach. Writing for someone is a good first step toward being entertaining.

mydpy 14y ago
Hi brudgers, I looked at your profile and wanted to ask you about your architecture career. Throughout high school I wanted to be an architect and my initial major in college was architecture. I switched to computer science because I liked the concept of building and felt the hierarchical nature of the field would involve lots of ladder climbing before I designed anything. What has your experience been like? If you would rather e-mail, that works for me too. mylesdanielbaker@gmail.com