I didn’t vote, but one possible flaw that strikes me is that it’s not as concrete as I’d like it to be—after reading the post, I’m still not clear on what precisely it is that you want to build.
Oh. I linked the wrong thing. I would down vote this too. Sorry about setting an expectation and then not fulfilling it.
Edit: I fixed the link at the end of the post.
It sucks that I have to wait a week before posting anything again though because I made a simple mistake. I guess I’ll just have to hope I don’t mess up again in the future.
quick comment: I like the content of the google doc that I’ve read (so far) but I only clicked on it at all because of this comment (and it’s kind of ugly so I may not have even read it if I clicked on it). Out of curiosity, why couldn’t it have been included in the post itself?
(edit: I don’t think “Currently in early stages, so you will need to be sharp and knowledgeable to get the gist of my intentions” is a good idea. It sends signals of unjustified arrogance, even if it ends up being true)
I didn’t include the contents in the link because I thought it would make the post too long and I thought it had a different main idea, so I figured it would be better if I made two separate posts. I can’t because of the automatic rate-restriction, but maybe maybe it would’ve been a better post if I included the contents of the linked doc in the post itself.
I’m realizing that I’m packing an unusually large amount of information within a single post, and I only attempt to fill gaps in information with links & footnotes that will take a significant amount of time to read, and I made little effort to give readers the motivation to read them.
In my next post, I’ll try to give a better reason for reading & I’ll be more thorough clarifying my positions & claims.
I also re-read the comment you’re referring to from the perspective of if someone else had written it, and I see what you mean. I Edited it to “Currently in early phases, so forgive me for linking to a series of incomplete thoughts”. Hopefully that sets expectations low without appearing arrogant or condescending.
Could I get some constructive criticism about why I’m being downvoted? It would be helpful for the sake of avoiding the same mistakes in the future.
I didn’t vote, but one possible flaw that strikes me is that it’s not as concrete as I’d like it to be—after reading the post, I’m still not clear on what precisely it is that you want to build.
Oh. I linked the wrong thing. I would down vote this too. Sorry about setting an expectation and then not fulfilling it.
Edit: I fixed the link at the end of the post.
It sucks that I have to wait a week before posting anything again though because I made a simple mistake. I guess I’ll just have to hope I don’t mess up again in the future.
quick comment: I like the content of the google doc that I’ve read (so far) but I only clicked on it at all because of this comment (and it’s kind of ugly so I may not have even read it if I clicked on it). Out of curiosity, why couldn’t it have been included in the post itself?
(edit: I don’t think “Currently in early stages, so you will need to be sharp and knowledgeable to get the gist of my intentions” is a good idea. It sends signals of unjustified arrogance, even if it ends up being true)
Thanks for commenting.
I didn’t include the contents in the link because I thought it would make the post too long and I thought it had a different main idea, so I figured it would be better if I made two separate posts. I can’t because of the automatic rate-restriction, but maybe maybe it would’ve been a better post if I included the contents of the linked doc in the post itself.
I’m realizing that I’m packing an unusually large amount of information within a single post, and I only attempt to fill gaps in information with links & footnotes that will take a significant amount of time to read, and I made little effort to give readers the motivation to read them.
In my next post, I’ll try to give a better reason for reading & I’ll be more thorough clarifying my positions & claims.
I also re-read the comment you’re referring to from the perspective of if someone else had written it, and I see what you mean. I Edited it to “Currently in early phases, so forgive me for linking to a series of incomplete thoughts”. Hopefully that sets expectations low without appearing arrogant or condescending.