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But this just reeks of Jimmy Swaggart or Michael Richards. (On the bright side, you've successfully pushed the hivemind to the opposing view, although I don't think that was your goal)
My only problem with your initial comment is that it does not add much to the discussion; but neither do the comments that merely express sympathy. The story itself is only of interest because any startup may have to deal with similar situations, and hysterical public attention in general. The real issue is how your unpopular comment immediately reflected back on your business. There are several calls to boycott tick…
As a side note, I have to wonder about companies that I've only ever heard of through reading HN. It makes me think that the founders are spending too much time in their comfort zone telling their buddies how great they are. In order to become truly great you have to go out into the wider world where people will make snap judgments about you and your company based on what you do and say.
I didn't see your comment until you posted this up. I agree: it was pretty immature and uncalled for. Since I've been part of Hacker News, though, you've almost always been smart, courteous, and you almost always add to the conversation rather than detract from it. And it's easy to go wrong and say something stupid, and at least you're owning up to it. I hope people don't hold a grudge against what you said, and I'm…
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I mean, You're an idiot isn't supposed to be a +5 comment on this site. Shoot. I tried to downvote it only to find that I can only UPvote. Maybe that's also the problem for others.
Once your karma passes a certain threshold, you will gain the ability to downvote comments.
So although I cannot speak of everyone else, as for me if it is 'forgiveness' you want, I forgive you.
Edit: After reading the comments, I realize this whole thing was a mock... and as some people have already observed, an apology is totally unnecessary. As for your friends, I am sure hardly anyone will have the time to look up and make any mental notes about what to do if he meets them. As for your business, if this episode has done anything, it would only popularize it. Why, if I lived in US I'd probably start using the service you provide if I weren't using it already :)
And on serious note, committing suicide on screen is a very stupid idea, and over that if it is done by sleeping in front of the camera it does become a little boring as well. I am not sure why you got down voted for pointing that out, as your comment was definitely not more disappointing to me than the actual news.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICiFnQrHOrk
There's always a period after death where people stop being shocked/sad and start telling jokes. This thread is evidence of that. Oh well.
http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/hanging/english/e_hang...
My only problem with your initial comment is that it does not add much to the discussion; but neither do the comments that merely express sympathy. The story itself is only of interest because any startup may have to deal with similar situations, and hysterical public attention in general. The real issue is how your unpopular comment immediately reflected back on your business. There are several calls to boycott tick…
I find it interesting that a couple of people expressing distaste for tdavis' statements and expressing the thought that they personally would not spend money on ticketstumbler because of his demonstrated lack of judgment gets turned into a witch hunt and call for boycott. As a side note, I have to wonder about companies that I've only ever heard of through reading HN. It makes me think that the founders are spending…
Ticketnews, Boston Herald, ReadWriteWeb, BoyGeniusReport, Techcrunch and MassHighTech have all written about us.
Hacker News isn't exactly our target audience, but they/you are our friends & peers.
(1) Your comment was callous, yes. (2) Your comment also had a grain of media meta-criticism truth. Falling asleep to die is about the least webcam-friendly method of suicide imaginable. This poor guy is sure to be outdone by a more telegenic webcam suicide, sooner or later. Such is the often-grim nature of 'progress'. (3) Your comment also had a grain of humor. Choosing to die in front of a camera is inherently melo…
I did downvote the comment in question; actually, I think I was only the 2nd person to do so, as it was at 0 points when I read it. I found it callous and inappropriate. But then, I think I misinterpreted it. Which is easy to do, if you don't personally know the person who made it and don't know what spirit it's intended in.