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A very small minority of HN readers can propel something to the front-page with ease, with relatively few votes: Right now, two hours in, this has earned the ar
by personZ 12y ago
A very small minority of HN readers can propel something to the front-page with ease, with relatively few votes: Right now, two hours in, this has earned the arrows of a miserly 59 users. Undoubted thousands of others have browsed it and moved on, with by most measures is the opposite of the up arrow.
I'm not speaking to the specifics of this submission, but the "it's on the front page therefore it has merit" argument is not reasonable. Topics that are particularly contentious (and feelings about UI is one of them, particularly when people are motivated by disagreements with co-workers about UI direction) tend to make the front-page with ease.
Tomorrow - Why "hamburger" menus are the bestest. Also, TDD is the best, and so is NoSQL.
- themodelplumber 12y ago> "it's on the front page therefore it has merit" I didn't say that. Why the quotes?
- personZ 12y agoIt is an accurate paraphrasing of what you did say. Do you disagree with that? The paraphrasing is necessary for discussion. EDIT: I would love to see what an accurate paraphrasing is, then. I've re-read your post and what I stated is dead on with what you claimed, which is a common misunderstanding of the importance or common-agreement of a front-page appearance.
- themodelplumber 12y agoNope, not accurate. Yes, I do disagree. No, the paraphrasing is not necessary for discussion (???). Not a biggie in the broader scheme of things though.
- Retric 12y agoAs a third party "we need to talk about this" and the topic "has merit" are equivalent statements. Granted you may have intended something else, but that's not how it comes across. Anyway, as you did not clarify what did you mean?