[dghlsakjg]

Someone posting content frequently isn’t a spammer if the content is valued. The fact that users here typically vote his posts right to the top and the discussions that ensue show that his posts are quite popular and valued.

You not liking the content does not make it spam. Simon being prolific with making new content does not make it spam. Someone sharing their work in a place that it is popular does not make it spam. Self promotion is not necessarily spam.

If you think that popular blog posts about technical subjects are spam, you should get off of HN since that is a huge part of the value of this site.

[brazukadev]

> Someone posting content frequently isn’t a spammer if the content is valued

Yes, he's still a spammer even if you personally like everything he posts and comments. Most users on this forum simply aren't allowed to post their own links that often. He's clearly exempt from this rule because a significant portion of the site's audience is as much of an AI maximalist as he is.

[dghlsakjg]

Agree to disagree, then.

Just remember that the people like Simon who provide this content for free are real people who read these comments. In your case he was polite enough to respond to your criticism.

You can politely object to the frequency of his posts without making it a personal attack. If you ever try putting yourself out there you might learn kindness and empathy towards people who make the internet interesting, even if you don’t like their area of interest.

Does it make you feel good to talk shit anonymously about a kind person? Just move on.

If you had talent and motivation you could just write an extension in a few minutes that blocks SimonW links so you don’t have to be so offended by things that others clearly are eager and want to see.

[brazukadev]

> Does it make you feel good to talk shit anonymously about a kind person?

I ask you exactly the same, does it make you feel good to attack people to defend him? Why are you making this as me attacking him personally (which I didn't do) and not a complaint that what he does is spam, as many other people are also complaining?

I have the impression you think you are doing the right thing defending him so it gives you a freepass to be offend someone that, differently than you, don't think spamming monetized "free content" is kindness.

I won't write an extension to fix a moderation problem that as a decades long user I have see working much better.

[dghlsakjg]

You did attack him. Calling his content spam is as personal as me calling you out for it in harsh language. Implying that he gets special treatment because of ideology instead of the value of his work is incredibly personal.

It does feel right to respond in kind to an anonymous troll attacking someone working in public for free.

If you had opened the conversation with a well phrased criticism or question (“Simon, are you concerned that you post too much, or that you submit too often to HN?”) I wouldn’t have an issue.

Instead you dropped a drive by comment on a tangential conversation to get a cheap shot in (a spam comment, dare I say?).

You are getting what you gave. You doubled down on it too. Don’t act high and mighty now. You chose the tone, not me.

You aren’t a moderator, you aren’t a creator, and your submissions are so unpopular that they might as well be spam (your combined contributions to this site are less valued by the community than a single post from Simon if we use votes as a signal). You are a taker criticizing givers. It’s easy, and lazy.

Go offer to help moderate, that’s how moderation gets better, not shitposting. Go write the articles that you think others should read instead of complaining about the people writing the articles that others ARE reading. Most of all stop doing things that can hurt people and make the world worse.

My last message was much nicer, but you focused on the single negative part of it. That’s human nature. Imagine how someone creating content with their real name on it feels reading flippant dismissals of their work, and still being gracious enough to give you considered response.

You’re so close to getting it. A moment of self reflection about how you reacted to the single harsh sentence from a stranger might help you the next time you decide to write a harsh sentence to a stranger.

[brazukadev]

> You aren’t a moderator

Are you? Really, it's "impressive" that you got to write such a massive wall of nothing, with so much hate and aggressiveness to defend a spammer with zero arguments other than you thinking him posting dozens of links daily isn't spamming.

You spent a lot of time stalking and harassing someone because you got annoyed by them calling out an influencer you like. This is the real shitposting. A moment of self reflection about your reaction would save you a lot of time in life. As much as you love your own HN internet credits, they mean nothing (unless you have a blog with paid sponsorship).

> You are getting what you gave

do you really think your "harsh" words are punishment or something? you are very, very delusional. You are just an incoherent random internet loser with too much time to argue online. And obviously, you won't stop me from reminding this community that simonw is getting paid by posting here.

[dghlsakjg]

You're right. My point has been made.

To the non-trolls: don't be discouraged by people who have nothing but negativity to add. Do something great. Build people up. Be proud of your work. Share it. There will always be a person who has a problem with what you are doing. Ignore that asshole.

Back to you brazukadev, I assume you'll want to get the last word in.