Tech management has bestowed glory upon me

I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excerpt.

I've thought about it and I think it sucks. Let's not do it. Let's make it HN culture not to do it.

Re: Tech management has bestowed glory upon me

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Post by ludicity » Fri, Dec 08, 2023, 10:20 PM UTC

floren wrote: post #6

jpurnell wrote: post #2

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I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excerpt. I've thought about it and I think it sucks. Let's not do it. Let's make it HN culture not to do it.

Fortunately, this isn't their site, it's mine!

Re: Tech management has bestowed glory upon me

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Post by floren » Fri, Dec 08, 2023, 10:34 PM UTC

ludicity wrote: post #7

floren wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excerpt. I've thought about it and I think it sucks. Let's not do it. Let's make it HN culture not to do it.

Fortunately, this isn't their site, it's mine!

Well, that's better, but I still think posting the snippet is pointless and obnoxious and mostly a way to make it look like there's already discussion -- Potemkin Posting.

Re: Tech management has bestowed glory upon me

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Post by blcknight » Fri, Dec 08, 2023, 10:55 PM UTC

This person sounds quite disgruntled and should find somewhere else to work for their own well being.

Re: Tech management has bestowed glory upon me

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Post by stavros » Sat, Dec 09, 2023, 12:45 AM UTC

ludicity wrote: post #7

floren wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excerpt. I've thought about it and I think it sucks. Let's not do it. Let's make it HN culture not to do it.

Fortunately, this isn't their site, it's mine!

I love it when someone giving you some money is much, much worse than giving you nothing. This reminds me of Delta airlines apologizing for a four-hour delay with a $3 voucher. I've rarely been humiliated more than by being given those three dollars.