[DANmode]

The “Ouch.” was in reference to being compared to Phoronix.

Has anyone found them to be inaccurate, or fluffy to the point it degraded the content?

I haven’t - but then again, probably predominantly reading the best posts being shared on aggregators.

[stavros]

I don't know about the "ouch" but the rest of the comment seems pretty clear that they didn't intend to imply the clickbait.

[DANmode]

That’s correct!

That’s why I was chatting about the “Ouch.”

because it was the only part of the comment that didn’t make sense to me in isolation,

so I opened the context, what he was replying to.

[IshKebab]

Nah I used to read Phoronix and the articles are a bit clickbaity sometimes but mostly it's fine. The real issue is the reader comments. They're absolute trash.

[JoshTriplett]

The comments section is the biggest problem, but also, in addition to clickbait, the site has a tendency to amplify and highlight anything that will produce drama, often creating a predictable tempest in a teapot.