I generally agree with your comment, but I found this stament to be inaccurate:
> (more popular than Rails actually)
[citation needed]. The largest websites/web applications in the world are built in Rails much more frequently than in Django. And there is much more demand for Rails developers in the marketplace. I fail to see evidence that Django is actually used more than Rails is in the real world.
> While we're calling each other out for citations, that's an awfully big statement to make without citations as well.
I made the statement because I'm ready to back it up. Among the most popular 1000 sites on the web, you will find at least a dozen Rails sites [1]. There are extremely common names like Twitter, Hulu, Scribd, Justin.TV, White/Yellow Pages, Urban Dictionary, etc. How many Django sites do you see in the top 1000? Curse.com was one of the largest Django sites out there (a case study in the 1st edition of the Django Book). They switched to ASP.NET upon being acquired.
I'm not a big fan of the "Bullshit statement." -> "I may be trolling" approach. He is still spreading misinformation that people here may believe as true.
The guy weighs in on the opposite side of something that is common knowledge, then says you should check what I'm saying because I could be fibbing, oh and I'm famous for having a bias against the side I've just disfavoured — and you reach that conclusion?
If I were a cynic I'd say both you and he were trolling, but I rather think he was just taking the mickey and it's turned into a rather droll black comedy.
I think Zed is a good guy. He is certainly civil in person and tends to have well thought out arguments. I was surprised by the claim without any data to back it up. I missed the whole implicit common knowledge part. I thought people were trying to defend his statement.
> it's turned into a rather droll black comedy.
I'll defer to you on this one. I wasn't intending on being a troll, so sorry if it turned out that way.
I'm just annoyed that I was getting downvoted over what I thought were valid questions.
It figures you downvoted me. You will probably downvote this one too.
I was sort of thinking about it, and I realized you were screwing with me. It's sortof humorous and dickish (sorry douchey is more appropriate) at the same time.
I don't hate you, but it's not how I would conduct myself, especially if somebody is obviously ignorant over a certain context of discussion.
> second rather uncouth one
I thought it was appropriate. I could have been more high-brow about it, but why bother? You would have downvoted me anyway and would not have been any more sympathetic. It certainly made me feel better.
Also using lmgtfy, classy! (I had another comment but decided I didn't want to get downvoted twice by you, so I merged it).
It figures you downvoted me. You will probably downvote this one too.
So that's what concerned you. The points don't matter. Seriously, they don't mean anything and certainly shouldn't change the way you interact with people. Particularly as you don't know who is doling out the points.
> So that's what concerned you. The points don't matter.
That's your response? How very caviler of you.
It does matter because it's communication, albeit binary and pretty bad, about how well your comment is being received. It matters emotionally, just like a scowl matters, or a joke at your expense matters.
It's also a form of censorship and throwing rotten food on the poster.
> Particularly as you don't know who is doling out the points
Well, that is part of the problem, isn't it? Humans are not completely logical, Dr. Spock. Including me and you... We gotta make assumptions sometimes in absence of information. Well cool, I found out something new, you got your jab in there. Win-win.
I can only assume that your vitriol stems from my lmgtfy post and so for that I apologise. My comment about the points was and is both sincere and practical advice and I hope you can revisit that post and my others in a less antagonistic light.
Thank you, and no worries. It's been a few days and I'm well over it.
I get the message you were trying to get across and I agree with it.
Mainly, I perceived you as being rude and disdainful (lmgtfy, "That is your conclusion?"). I can't speak for everybody, but my immediate reaction is to feel stupid, and then get defensive. It's hard to take a step back and realize how minor it is when in the moment.
I know that was not your intention. I really do appreciate you sticking this out.
> (more popular than Rails actually)
[citation needed]. The largest websites/web applications in the world are built in Rails much more frequently than in Django. And there is much more demand for Rails developers in the marketplace. I fail to see evidence that Django is actually used more than Rails is in the real world.