Comments on: If You Aren’t Getting Hate Mail, Your Writing Probably Sucks http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Derek Murphy http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-364353 Derek Murphy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-364353 I appreciate this site and like what you're doing; the design is great, too. This post was a nice reminder for me; I stopped working on my website, http://www.holyblasphemy.net after getting a couple "I'm praying that you go to Hell" emails. I'll get back into it; definitely would like to be as productive as you. I appreciate this site and like what you’re doing; the design is great, too. This post was a nice reminder for me; I stopped working on my website, http://www.holyblasphemy.net after getting a couple “I’m praying that you go to Hell” emails. I’ll get back into it; definitely would like to be as productive as you.

]]> By: Pedro http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-305294 Pedro Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:48:01 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-305294 Dale Carnegie - "the more important a dog is, the more satisfaction other people get in kicking him". As you might noticed Scott, the president is always condemned in public for all the bad things he does. Never he is praised for the good ones that are many times more important than the bad ones. Dale Carnegie – “the more important a dog is, the more satisfaction other people get in kicking him”.

As you might noticed Scott, the president is always condemned in public for all the bad things he does. Never he is praised for the good ones that are many times more important than the bad ones.

]]> By: Dot Com Dud http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-256095 Dot Com Dud Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:59:08 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-256095 I don't get hate mail but maybe I am just too nice? I don't think my writing sucks, as you put it, but it is probably far from controversial. Should I try to encourage more "heated" opinions from readers at the risk of sacrificing my usual writing style? I don’t get hate mail but maybe I am just too nice? I don’t think my writing sucks, as you put it, but it is probably far from controversial. Should I try to encourage more “heated” opinions from readers at the risk of sacrificing my usual writing style?

]]> By: zdoll http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-195094 zdoll Fri, 23 May 2008 22:52:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-195094 "It isn’t really there fault," => their “It isn’t really there fault,” => their

]]> By: When Bloggers Receive Hate Mail - MomGrind http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-175258 When Bloggers Receive Hate Mail - MomGrind Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:03:30 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-175258 [...] H. Young thinks that “if you’re not getting hate mail, you’re writing probably sucks“. He adds, “It took me a while to realize this, but hate mail can actually be a sign [...] [...] H. Young thinks that “if you’re not getting hate mail, you’re writing probably sucks“. He adds, “It took me a while to realize this, but hate mail can actually be a sign [...]

]]> By: Ten symptoms of having vision beyond yourself : Reason-4-Smile Weblog http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-171759 Ten symptoms of having vision beyond yourself : Reason-4-Smile Weblog Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:26:49 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-171759 [...] for many others. This is the time when you have to learn to accept criticism. Scott H. Young has a very interesting post explaining the criticism that we get. He was saying that it is not because they are jealous or they [...] [...] for many others. This is the time when you have to learn to accept criticism. Scott H. Young has a very interesting post explaining the criticism that we get. He was saying that it is not because they are jealous or they [...]

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-156669 Scott Young Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:18:59 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-156669 Diego, Hate mail doesn't mean that your writing is good. It is more a sign of extremes. The most insightful/powerful ideas challenge assumptions and can create a backlash. Then again, you can spam people and get hate thrown back at you. My point is that negative feedback isn't correlated with writing quality. It seems to have almost a quadratic relationship with the worst and best ideas producing the most negative feedback. Positive feedback tends to go up with quality (at least, over time), so it might be a more accurate measure than hate mail. Chris, Why I Don't Download Music was a recent post with a lot of topic-specific criticism. True "hate-mail" tends not to be post specific, and I get it through the contact form. The amount of hate-mail I get is dwarfed by positive feedback, so on an average it is actually very small. But if you get hate mail, it never feels that way. My point is to try to give some perspective to it. Diego,

Hate mail doesn’t mean that your writing is good. It is more a sign of extremes. The most insightful/powerful ideas challenge assumptions and can create a backlash. Then again, you can spam people and get hate thrown back at you.

My point is that negative feedback isn’t correlated with writing quality. It seems to have almost a quadratic relationship with the worst and best ideas producing the most negative feedback.

Positive feedback tends to go up with quality (at least, over time), so it might be a more accurate measure than hate mail.

Chris,

Why I Don’t Download Music was a recent post with a lot of topic-specific criticism. True “hate-mail” tends not to be post specific, and I get it through the contact form. The amount of hate-mail I get is dwarfed by positive feedback, so on an average it is actually very small. But if you get hate mail, it never feels that way. My point is to try to give some perspective to it.

]]> By: Robert @ reason4smile http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-156497 Robert @ reason4smile Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:28:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-156497 Hi Scott, that's what I'm experiencing now. I blogged for 5 months already, I find very passionate about it. Thanks for sharing this to me, that really encouraged me to respond all the critics surrounding me. Thank you very much! This message touched me a lot. Keep on writing! Robert Hi Scott,
that’s what I’m experiencing now. I blogged for 5 months already, I find very passionate about it. Thanks for sharing this to me, that really encouraged me to respond all the critics surrounding me.

Thank you very much! This message touched me a lot.
Keep on writing!
Robert

]]> By: Diego http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-156302 Diego Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:44:04 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-156302 I actually understand what you are trying to say, but there are loads of people on the internet who do the very thing you are speaking of; they are called 'trolls'. I actually understand what you are trying to say, but there are loads of people on the internet who do the very thing you are speaking of; they are called ‘trolls’.

]]> By: Chris http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-156244 Chris Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:01:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-aren%e2%80%99t-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/#comment-156244 You've mentioned getting hate mail a few times since I started reading your site. Most of it seems like pretty innocuous productivity stuff to me, I'd be curious to know what posts of yours have gotten people's backs up so much. I can't see myself getting all that mad at advice on how to change my habits or budget my time... Maybe I need to look through your archives to refresh my memory, but all I can think of is the atheism article and the Introvert/Extrovert one. Or is it more general, because you're young or whatever? You’ve mentioned getting hate mail a few times since I started reading your site.

Most of it seems like pretty innocuous productivity stuff to me, I’d be curious to know what posts of yours have gotten people’s backs up so much.

I can’t see myself getting all that mad at advice on how to change my habits or budget my time… Maybe I need to look through your archives to refresh my memory, but all I can think of is the atheism article and the Introvert/Extrovert one.

Or is it more general, because you’re young or whatever?

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