Comment by dghlsakjg
19 hours ago
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.
> 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.
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.
> 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.
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