2 ms·

whatever. -bowerbird

• bowerbird 13y ago
  you can downvote my "whatever" until the cows come home, but -- in the end -- that's what it'll all boil down to. seriously, ya'll have already accumulated 57 comments on a piece that says "be brief", with a hidden qualifier of "to the greatest extent possible without losing the plot." how many comments will it take you before you realize that you've been sent on a wild goose chase, chasing your tail? and now i too have over-explained. and wasted _my_ time. and undoubtedly will be docked a few more "karma" points, because some people don't wanna hear they've wasted time. -bowerbird
  • fusiongyro 13y ago
    From the guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html - Please don't sign comments, especially with your url. They're already signed with your username. If other users want to learn more about you, they can click on it to see your profile. - Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. - Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downmod you. We would be happy to have your participation in a discussion, but this method is boring, tiresome and uninteresting. If you're willing and capable of elevating your discourse a bit I'm sure we'd appreciate what you have to say, but if not, you may find other forums more inviting.
    • bowerbird 13y ago
      i'm not "complaining about being downmodded." it's funny. nor am i "baiting" anyone, even though i am highly amused. and i think it's ironic that you totally missed the point that my "whatever" response is in keeping with the advice being offered by the article which is the thread's topic. while, at the same time, 87 comments have now been posted. evidently, the "be brief" message did not register here... and you say _i_ am the one who is "boring, tiresome, and uninteresting"? methinks the lady doth protest too much. -bowerbird