[kolev]

These shameless plugs are getting really annoying. We know about you, we know CloudFlare and Let's Encrypt are kinda competitors with their free certificates, but you don't have to comment on each post about them. Really, stop annoying us - it doesn't do you any good, honestly!

[mindcrime]

These shameless plugs are getting really annoying. We know about you

I for one had never heard of these guys and appreciate the mention. Besides, as far as I can recall, it's never been considered problematic to promote your own service on HN as long as the mention is topical and done tastefully.

[schoen]

In this case, the previous commenter was explicitly asking for advice about how to get certificates more conveniently today, so the replies about existing services that can do so seem quite relevant.

[kolev]

It's like trying to sell a Ferrari to a guy who's looking for a regular car...

[twothamendment]

Maybe so, but you know every regular guy driving a regular car would rather have a Ferrari and might even spend time looking at them even though he can't buy one.

[kolev]

You're wrong. EV is a scam. I can afford to buy EV for most of my sites, but I don't do it. Because consumers don't really care. Even HN doesn't have an EV! Ferrari is what everybody wants, EV is a different story! And stop downvoting all my comments - it shows your subpar human material. Downvote my main point and stop right there. No need to go aggressive and try to silence me and not comment further, because you will "punish" me further as well.

[cpach]

As per the guidelines, please keep discussions civil on HN and please don't complain about being downvoted.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[kolev]

I am civil, but those who can't help the sick urge to downvote every single comment of mine although they all represent the same points are not civilized.

[rimantas]

I really would not care if any of your sites had EV. And I don't care that HN does not have EV. But I may care whether the place I am going to spend money does have one.

[kolev]

You don't shop at Amazon.com? Because they don't believe in the EV scam either! More on the DV vs EV topic here: https://certsimple.com/blog/are-ev-ssl-certificates-worth-it

[kolev]

Oh, the commenter asked for the overly expensive EV type? Let's not be the devil's advocate. This is the wrong way to advertise. This is not the beginners corner. You advertise once, twice, three times, people remember, you can search HN - no need to annoy people till the end of the world. The company seems desperate for new business this way anyway.

[readme]

Who's us? I didn't know you represented me.

I actually had never heard of this and think it's pretty cool.

[kolev]

Grab a dictionary - there's "us", and there's "all".