[sillysaurus2]

This comment thread is toxic, and it's regrettable that you created it. Look at the replies you've engendered. Quibbling over grammar is not why most people read HN.

Drew Houston writes without capitalization. Would you say the same to him? Ideas are what matter, not apostrophes.

[robotresearcher]

I agree, and I wish I hadn't.

On your second point, I think there's a clear difference between consistent lack of capitalization that is obviously a stylistic quirk, and simply using a homophone because you don't know (or, I guess as it turns out, don't care) that you're doing so. This is a common mistake and not usually due to ESL/EAL.

But I won't do it again, as it evidently is not a net good in this medium. Sorry, folks.

[gruseom]

"Not a net good in this medium" is exactly the right way to look at this. In a more robust environment, your (IMO) true and well-intentioned original comment would not have been a problem.

[znowi]

What makes this thread toxic, if you read closely, is your fierce defense of bad grammar all over it.

[nzp]

Apostrophes, proper capitalization, punctuation, properly dividing text into paragraphs... all these orthographic conventions are essential to communicating ideas. So if ideas matter, apostrophes matter too. Capitalization even more so, no matter who the person is.

[nknighthb]

> Drew Houston writes without capitalization.

Thank you for informing me. Now that I know this, I'll look more seriously at Dropbox alternatives. This degree of carelessness and disrespect for others is dangerous in the CEO of a company asking me to trust them with my data.