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You should phrase your comments in the form of a question rather than passing judgement on things you haven't looked into.

• Tichy 18y ago
  I used to do that but then got negative comments from HN. Anyway, the title of the article was a bit provocative, so I hoped answering in the same spirit would not be taken as offensive. It certainly is inspiring to look into CouchDB.
  • jshen 18y ago
    Yeah, the HN headline was stupid. Sadly stupid titles usually get a lot of up votes. By stupid I mean, intended to incite a knee-jerk reaction.
    • jamesbritt 18y ago
      Same seems true of comments. I think I see Tichy's point; if you ask question, you are often ignored, or mocked. If, however, you make a (willfully) ignorant assertion, people jump at the chance to tell you just how wrong you are. Not that I want to advocate this approach, but I understand why someone would use it if, in the end, it generates more useful information. (I think this was discussed elsewhere on HN, with "troll, don't inquire" as a disappointingly effective means of getting information.)
      • Tichy 18y ago
        I wasn't trying to troll, I merely answered in the same tone as the submission title. Let's not blow this out of proportion.
        • jamesbritt 18y ago
          I didn't mean to suggest you were trolling, just that some folks have found that adopting certain troll-like characteristics is (for better or worse) an effective means of getting informative replies.
    • intinig 18y ago
      I am sorry for the headline, but you're right about stupid headlines getting reactions.