alt Hacker NewsThe post is not about me. The purpose of the post is not to defend myself. The purpose was to critique the system.
The problem is that the HN comments want to make it all personal. Certainly the review I received was an inspiration for the blog post, but so was the review that the other developer received.
In general, my own app's reviews are good. I still think the review system is stupid, though.
If you thought the blog post was about me arguing with that one review, I'm afraid that you missed the point. The review was merely a symptom of a larger problem.
The system has to address the needs of a wide variety of mes and yous. Some of them have wishes that are in direct conflict.
People are responding to your specific claims about your specific situation. Don't be surprised by that.
Some internet rando felt you were nagging them. It happens. Some other rando wanted a specific feature and was annoyed it wasn't available. It happens.