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by wonger_ 703 days ago
Not parent commenter, but I've been trying to verbalize why it feels LLM-like.

- h2 titles feel as basic as possible, just "what self-hosting, who self-hosting, why self-hosting, ..."

- SEO spam often overuses keywords; on this page, it feels like "self-hosting" is used a bit too often, even if it's well-intentioned

- the text ends in a classic LLM warning "remember to be careful"

- predictable sentence patterns

Some of these things are good for readability. I guess this article feels a bit too plain? I think tech company blog posts add a unique style and voice these days, because otherwise they'll blend in with the average SEO/LLM content.

Also editing nits:

    > self hosing
    > Self Hosting 
    > atleast
Good self-hosting tips, though. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks. This is really helpful.

The overuse of "Self Hosting" is fair. Better H2 titles would have made it less frequent. Will be more thoughtful about this the next time.

The unique style and voice is where I am struggling with. Have always been instructed to write in a plain tone and simple English so that its easier to read through.