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I didn't downvote, and I don't think there's a problem with explaining why something isn't clear. There's a difference between expressing criticism and saying that something doesn't belong here, and which I'd argue is evidenced from the fact that the reaction to my comment critiquing yours doesn't seem to have ruffled many feathers (at least not yet!)

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Not sure I'm understanding you correctly, but it sounds like you're saying that I said that this post doesn't belong here? I said no such thing. I said this article is "unhelpful for *me*" but "deeply relevant to this site" and "some HN readers will get value from it".

Imagine a nursing home that serves steak every day. One resident says "this food isn't helpful to me because I no longer have teeth to chew it. Wouldn't this be better for everyone if we had soup?". They're not suggesting outlawing steak, after all some people will get value from it. They suggesting a way to better serve the entire population of the nursing home.

You said "this is software development site". I disagree with that premise, both in terms whether it's accurate on its own and because it implies that anything not directly related to software development is at best tangential.

I disagree with your analogy fitting as well; it's more like if someone who was just in a regular restaurant who couldn't chew said that, because they mistook the restaurant as catering specifically for the elderly just because there happened to be elderly people who ate there a lot.

> You said "this is software development site". I disagree with that premise

Looking at the HN front page right now, of the 30 posts, 19/30 (63%) are about software or software companies. I think "this is software development site" is a fair statement to make. Saying "this is a seafood restaurant" doesn't imply they exclusively serve seafood.

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