[ScottWhigham]

I don't understand the (automatic) HN critics that love to come in and pour Youtube-quality comments all over someone's work.

* Where does it say the book is for 3 year olds? Several people are commenting as though that is the intended audience. Am I just missing where the author says, "This is for your 3yo"? I don't see it. I think it's just ignorantly assuming that, because it's an "ABC" book that the paradigm is locked into 3yos.

* Brandon - you may want to go ahead and lock in the suggested age range for the book so that searchers can find your book easier. Naming the book "A is for..." is going to limit you with any parent of a child above 5 - by telling Amazon (and the viewers) the suggested age range, you remove a bias/filter that those parents would have about such a book.

[philbarr]

This seems a little unfair to me. Personally I really like the idea, but I feel the implementation is lacking. That's my opinion, am I not allowed to express it, giving reasons why?

These are hardly "Youtube-quality comments". Clearly you've not been on youtube for a bit.

[chris_wot]

I don't think he's talking about everyone's comments. There are a few snarky comments in this thread that are totally unproductive.

I looked at my own "A is for Actuary" comment, and even that looks a little mean now. I meant it in a humorous way, personally I like the fact that he had the courage and creativity to write/draw a book for his kids that is relevant to his world, and the world of others.

[laumars]

You were nitpicking about the analogies the author used. Which is usually the kind of arguments that elitists make when they refuse to agree with an opponents point of view.

I think most of us can see things we would have done differently - just as I think most of us can see things that we do like about the book as well. But arguing about the intricacies of an analogy that is aimed at children strikes me as unfair.

Which was the point the former poster was making. We're not saying that you're not allowed to have an opinion nor a right to express it. Just that some of the perceived negativity (and I say that because your comment - intentional or not - does read negatively) comes across as pointless nitpicking.

[icegreentea]

At this moment, there are 33 total comments, and 12 top level comments, including yours. A rough breakdown of the 12 top level comments works out to: 1 semi related anecdote 2 questioning specific content of the book (both in regards to their appropriateness as well as technical precision) 5 pieces of encouragement/enthusiasm 2 questioning target age range 2 wanting more pictures Honestly doesn't seem that ridiculous.