Finance for Geeks

Re:Finance for Geeks by wtvanhest on Monday December 19, 2011 @06:58PM (#3371646)

I like the way I got down voted on this one. I'm going to make a post about stupid down votes. This one by far is the best.

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Re:Finance for Geeks by adamtmca on Tuesday December 20, 2011 @12:27AM (#3372420)

Your comment got down voted because your tone was arrogant & you didn't actually add anything to the discussion.

Here is an example (my own) of how to make a comment about business minutia on HN.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2863071

Don't write like you are some sort of genius because you know more about accounting/finance/ops/whatever than people on a forum which is predominantly engineers. ("No, no, no, no.")

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Re:Finance for Geeks by wtvanhest on Sunday December 25, 2011 @02:43PM (#3391465)

Your point is noted. I didn't want to come off as arrogant and it is understandable why it was downvoted based on that.

I added a framework for valuation and accounting which is a much more accurate than what was written in the article and in a fraction of the space.

The point I am making is very valid and extremely important for people to read after reading that article which is completely wrong in almost all ways.

I'd write it again anytime and gladly be downvoted in the off chance one person reads it and is saved from making huge errors later. (I will skip the "no, no, no" part and adjust tone to keep from seeming arrogant.)

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