On: Withdrawing from Hacker News

[reader5000]

To be fair, I'm an HN user who has been here 594 days and have never heard of you, and am sort of confused why largely anonymous users of a site like HN feel the need to post their own dramatic farewell posts. If you aren't feeling appreciated or something lately call up a real-life friend.

[ig1 → reader5000]

If you aren't feeling appreciated or something lately call up a real-life friend.

That's exactly the kind of snide comment that's making HN a less pleasant place and pushing good contributors away.

[reader5000 → ig1]

Sorry you interpreted it that way but it was legitimate advice. Real life relationships trump pseudo anonymous internet relationships.

[ghshephard → reader5000]

Perhaps this might help stir your understanding of who the major contributors to HN, as decided by its membership, are:

http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders

[Sandman → reader5000]

I'm a little bit surprised you've never heard of ROG, he has been an active contributor to HN both with articles and with comments. Anyway, take a look at the leader board, he's there. Number 13. http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders

[mml → reader5000]

i've never heard of him either, and i've been around long enough to not know, or care how long i've been around on nyc.

i personally find this sort of "farewell" ludicrously over-dramatic. to be sure, if i ever leave, i'll just leave, secure in the knowledge that nobody really gives a wit.

[techiferous → mml]

I think the main point of the blog post was not a self-centered I'm leaving but a commentary on the state of the community and quality of HN.