They are long because I was trying to be thorough, but more so I was trying to make sure I pre-addressed all of the arguments I knew would come (particularly in my enterprise DMARC deployment article).
I realize that what the author talks about here is part of why I do that.
Don't know that it's actually due to HN feedback or just knowing how internet discussions tend to go.
As a reader, I really appreciate the table of contents.
Maybe what your friends meant was that your piece was too long without a table of contents, from which they could jump to a place for reference, or skip it because they were already familiar with the material.
I probably should add a TOC. I don't largely because it's setup to flow and I don't really want people to skip to a specific section.
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