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I think the lite tip of: “take your credibility seriously” stands, however you are getting attacked by pretty much one (ab-)user. (Those type of users are norma

by wjnc 1mo ago

I think the lite tip of: “take your credibility seriously” stands, however you are getting attacked by pretty much one (ab-)user. (Those type of users are normally not even in your market.) I think it’s pretty normal that you are incentivized by YT. Too bad the internet favors screaming and yelling. Pretty clear line you draw between writing and video.

xyzzy3000 1mo ago
No, I disagree with you here - it isn't one user and certainly not an abuser. This is reputationally damaging, and doubling down is not helping. Arguably, the doubling down is the most damaging part. An absence of open expression of disapproval is not the same as approval - people may just be avoiding dogpiling a member of our community. I would add that people have a right to express disagreement or disappointment in a respectful manner in accordance with the rules of this moderated private space, and we have not had moderation/interventions suggesting otherwise. The criticisms are reasonable, to my mind at least, and probably ought to be taken as a massive hint that something is wrong. We are less than a day in, and it's not too late to fix things. I am trying not to be too critical, as I have enjoyed previous content from this channel and I wish the poster well for the future.
- wjnc 1mo ago
  I’ll just go and pick out those sentences I find not of curious good will for this forum: “Did Jeff […] get paid to post misleading headlines” “I can't believe this crap is getting upvoted. Hopefully this guy loses all his credibility going forward. This kind of post is seriously misleading and smells like like an undisclosed sponsor review.” Ad hominem, cursing, opinion as fact with a barrage of replies. That could have gone three steps up in politeness without losing any of the criticism.
  - bigyabai 1mo ago
    Yep, there is just one account going ballistic in this HN thread, Jeff would be well within his right to ignore that kind of ragebait. All of us have watched enough Jeff Geerling videos to know that he's not a secret spy for Intel or the Manchurian Candidate for Apple haters. He just wants to try out new technology with the curiosity that most people have, and apparently that's enough to outrage some people. Accusing him of avoiding disclosure is against HN's guidelines and generally an absentminded accusation to level. Methinks somebody doth protest too much...

by wjnc 1mo ago

xyzzy3000 1mo ago

No, I disagree with you here - it isn't one user and certainly not an abuser. This is reputationally damaging, and doubling down is not helping. Arguably, the doubling down is the most damaging part. An absence of open expression of disapproval is not the same as approval - people may just be avoiding dogpiling a member of our community. I would add that people have a right to express disagreement or disappointment in a respectful manner in accordance with the rules of this moderated private space, and we have not had moderation/interventions suggesting otherwise. The criticisms are reasonable, to my mind at least, and probably ought to be taken as a massive hint that something is wrong. We are less than a day in, and it's not too late to fix things. I am trying not to be too critical, as I have enjoyed previous content from this channel and I wish the poster well for the future.

wjnc 1mo ago
I’ll just go and pick out those sentences I find not of curious good will for this forum: “Did Jeff […] get paid to post misleading headlines” “I can't believe this crap is getting upvoted. Hopefully this guy loses all his credibility going forward. This kind of post is seriously misleading and smells like like an undisclosed sponsor review.” Ad hominem, cursing, opinion as fact with a barrage of replies. That could have gone three steps up in politeness without losing any of the criticism.
- bigyabai 1mo ago
  Yep, there is just one account going ballistic in this HN thread, Jeff would be well within his right to ignore that kind of ragebait. All of us have watched enough Jeff Geerling videos to know that he's not a secret spy for Intel or the Manchurian Candidate for Apple haters. He just wants to try out new technology with the curiosity that most people have, and apparently that's enough to outrage some people. Accusing him of avoiding disclosure is against HN's guidelines and generally an absentminded accusation to level. Methinks somebody doth protest too much...