3 ms·

I'm in the same boat as him where I'll submit everything I write, watch 400 people read it on google analytics, and never get a comment of an upvote. It's sort

I'm in the same boat as him where I'll submit everything I write, watch 400 people read it on google analytics, and never get a comment of an upvote. It's sort of frustrating because I'm submitting my writing specifically to get feedback, but I also realize that if something is truly interesting to me, I'm more likely to hop straight to twitter to share it.

username3 14y ago
Try adding a link to comments on Hacker News on the bottom of the article.
nkuttler 14y ago
Seriously, you submit everything your write here? What is your goal? I want, you know, news relevant for hackers on this site. Not everything that was published on the internets in the last 24 hours. If I were you I'd try to find more relevant sites, or maybe some subreddit.
- pessimizer 14y ago
  You didn't look at the submissions before complaining about them, right? http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ante_annum http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ante_annum They all seem perfectly appropriate to me.
- jeremyarussell 14y ago
  It could also be that he only writes stuff he views is a fit for hacker news.
incision 14y ago
>It's sort of frustrating because I'm submitting my writing specifically to get feedback... Personally, I'm hesitant to give feedback or even comment unless I think I have something unique to offer or have an unusually strong feeling about the material. I think a large part of it is the generally combative stance many people seem to default into online. I quickly got tired of "So, what have you done better?" responses to what I think is polite, constructive criticism or a "What does this add to the discussion?" quip as a result of posting a simple show of appreciation. I'm theorizing it's an overcompensation from the transformation of certain aggregators into something like a backpatting / validation request line.

username3 14y ago

Try adding a link to comments on Hacker News on the bottom of the article.

nkuttler 14y ago

Seriously, you submit everything your write here? What is your goal? I want, you know, news relevant for hackers on this site. Not everything that was published on the internets in the last 24 hours. If I were you I'd try to find more relevant sites, or maybe some subreddit.

pessimizer 14y ago
You didn't look at the submissions before complaining about them, right? http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ante_annum http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ante_annum They all seem perfectly appropriate to me.
jeremyarussell 14y ago
It could also be that he only writes stuff he views is a fit for hacker news.

incision 14y ago

>It's sort of frustrating because I'm submitting my writing specifically to get feedback... Personally, I'm hesitant to give feedback or even comment unless I think I have something unique to offer or have an unusually strong feeling about the material. I think a large part of it is the generally combative stance many people seem to default into online. I quickly got tired of "So, what have you done better?" responses to what I think is polite, constructive criticism or a "What does this add to the discussion?" quip as a result of posting a simple show of appreciation. I'm theorizing it's an overcompensation from the transformation of certain aggregators into something like a backpatting / validation request line.