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Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by oakmac on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @09:20AM (#443223)
I would change the text: "If you do decide to drink, DO NOT Drive. Drink Safely." to simply "Always drink responsibly." and have that section of the text be a link to a new page with a paragraph about drinking and driving. You also might include some external links on that page (MADD, AA, etc).

It is more direct to use a command instead of a conditional and use a positive instead of a negative.

Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by JoelSutherland on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @09:59AM (#443284)
It is worth noting that "Always drink responsibly" is the alcohol industry's PSA slogan. It was almost certainly chosen because it contains "Always drink" as opposed to being effective. This is why you see it in industry supported ads instead of the MADD ads.
Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by oakmac on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @11:13AM (#443372)
The industry may have created that phrase in a conveniently ambiguous way; still, in English, positives are always better than negatives when giving a command. Consider the difference between "I don't eat junk food" and "I always eat healthy foods." The first contains the proposition that you have the capability of eating junk foods; the second does not.

Perhaps "Always Drive Safely" or "Always be Responsible" as the link text would be better?

Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by lacker on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @03:56PM (#443789)
I completely agree that the message "Always drink responsibly" is focused on escaping legal problems while getting customers to drink more. That said, this site has exactly the same goals as the alcohol industry - to get their clients to drink more, and use this product in conjunction with that drinking. So, perhaps "Always drink responsibly" is actually what they want.
Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by silentbicycle on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @10:31AM (#443324)
Good observation.
Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by thomasmallen on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @03:28PM (#443742)
I think that no such message is necessary, period.
Re:Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. by spoiledtechie on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @09:48AM (#443262)
point noted. Will do.