Comment on Don't use the mailing listsComments−Daviey11yI think there are too many words in this article, simply to express that the author had his feelings hurt.−DanBC11yThe author points out a common complaint about contributing to open source.A small number of people are very busy. They can also be rude.Being welcoming to people while avoiding the tarpit of HelpVampires is important and is not yet a solved problem.Since many people on HN work on products that want some kind of community it's possibly a useful topic.I kind of wish that MeatBall Wiki was easier to navigate and expanded their online personality stuff. It'd be a fantastic resource if they did.
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I think there are too many words in this article, simply to express that the author had his feelings hurt.
The author points out a common complaint about contributing to open source.
A small number of people are very busy. They can also be rude.
Being welcoming to people while avoiding the tarpit of HelpVampires is important and is not yet a solved problem.
Since many people on HN work on products that want some kind of community it's possibly a useful topic.
I kind of wish that MeatBall Wiki was easier to navigate and expanded their online personality stuff. It'd be a fantastic resource if they did.