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"yishan 27 points 15 minutes ago Hiya. It was a harsh response, I agree (there's actually more, but we're pulling our punches, if you can believe it), and in f
by throwawayornot 12y ago
"yishan 27 points 15 minutes ago
Hiya.
It was a harsh response, I agree (there's actually more, but we're pulling our punches, if you can believe it), and in fact all day yesterday I didn't want to post a reply, hoping his AMA wouldn't get too much traction or he wouldn't spout too many misconceptions and we could all just continue going our separate ways.
Problem is, this was starting to really irritate a number of employees who'd worked with him, and he's the kind of guy who enjoys the attention he can get by saying "I used to be a reddit admin" even though he'll just post spurious stuff he doesn't know about, and left unchecked the positive attention encourages him to do it more.
In running reddit, there's an interesting balance between the normal standards of professionalism (which we try very hard to uphold even when someone is being unreasonable) and the fact that we're a huge internet forum where a higher degree of openness is expected. I'm actually really focused on building competent, professional management precisely because the spotlight is always on us - and also because I've been at other Silicon Valley companies where that hasn't always been the case - but it also means that because of that spotlight, any tiny deviation can be hugely magnified."[1]
[1] https://np.reddit.com/r/RedditCensorship/comments/2ifd3p/udehrmann_i_am_a_former_reddit_employee_ama_riama/cl25q4l https://np.reddit.com/r/RedditCensorship/comments/2ifd3p/ude...
- dreamweapon 12y agoTL;DR: "We got antsy; we didn't know what to do; so we retaliated."
- argonaut 12y agoThat is not a tldr. That's your interpretation.
- dreamweapon 12y agoThat's the point of TLDR'ing: what they said was so muddled (or evasive) that we're forced to draw an interpretation.
- nsmartt 12y agoThe point of TL;DR is to summarize a longer piece. It literally means “Too long; didn't read”
- seanflyon 12y agoI don't think you can summarize without first interpreting.
- argonaut 12y agoNo, you totally can. You just repeat the main arguments of the author without injecting any of your own opinions.
- dragonwriter 12y agoMain arguments are a matter of interpretation, so your second sentence opposes, rather than supporting, the first. Summarizing is interpretation, since it is relaying the important points of the source, and determining what is important is a matter of interpretation.
- argonaut 12y agoNope. Selecting which main argument to repeat is a matter of interpretation. But once you've selected it, repeating it requires little interpretation. Adding your own commentary requires interpretation in both selection and writing.
- seanflyon 12y agoWe might have different definitions of the word "interpret". According to Google, interpret: 1) explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). 2) understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning or significance.
- Dewie 12y agoQuick! Fire from the hips...