Re:Grid (YC S12) Reinvents The Spreadsheet For The Tablet Age
by stcredzero on Thursday August 09, 2012 @02:02AM
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There is no name calling there. He's covering the bases of the commenter's mental state, then explaining the unfortunate circumstance he sees. The "maybe you" phrases could be interpreted as harshness, but I think it's more likely that they're to be taken exactly at face value, and that pg wants to call attention to this circumstance.
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Re:Grid (YC S12) Reinvents The Spreadsheet For The Tablet Age
by Johngibb on Thursday August 09, 2012 @02:41AM
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I honestly don't believe it's fair to not interpret the maybes as name calling. Even so, the "But you ... represent one of the worst forces at work in the world" cannot possibly be defended as not a personal attack. Come on! I would not say that to someone's face, and it certainly isn't being civil.
Re:Grid (YC S12) Reinvents The Spreadsheet For The Tablet Age
by stcredzero on Thursday August 09, 2012 @10:56AM
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Then you admit that the content is okay, but that the wording of the last bit is unfortunate. Looks like an understandable mistake of editing and point of view, not a deliberate attack.