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It's a bit rude to post alternatives in someone's Show HN without also giving ideas on how to improve their product (e.g. which features specifically would you be missing out on?)

I guess it's not so much the posting of alternatives, but you're really selling that particular alternative. It'd be nice for Show HNs to be less cutthroat.

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This wasn't a "Show HN" when I posted my comment. It changed after the fact.

It does come of a bit like I'm selling it I guess, but I'm not affiliated. I'm all for alternatives and having a choice instead of a monopoly.

Like I said, this project looks great.

I've never heard this. I always find relevant alternatives in HN comments as helpful, allowing people to compare and contrast different features and functionality.

I also don't see anything in the guidelines about this kind of thing, has a mod commented about it before?

Again, it wasn't about the posting of the alternative. It was the casual dismissal plus the lack of any useful feedback.

This wasn't a Show HN when the comment was posted, though, so it's a moot point.

The datapoints are definitely interesting. Thanks for sharing what you use!

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