I never implied you stole my idea, because I explicitly wrote:
Not saying you stole my idea, ...
If you want to be thourough: @elyaque's badges themselves had been first published weeks before my bot went live. It is I who could have been mean, and still could because it is funny how touchy you are on the subject, but...
I wanted to show you, how you could have made a service you have to opt in instead one that spams everybody, easily. And that is what I wrote.
If you read my post: I was complaining about how you never cared about the silent agreement not to spam bot comments. And that you got really successful with something I thought was at least frowned upon.
OK, from here I start philosophizing a bit, so don't get me wrong.
From a semantic point of view, to say that you are not saying something is to say it anyway.
I'm not saying you are an idiot but may I ask you how you feel after reading the beginning of this sentence? 😉
I had perfectly read and understood what you wrote and what you consider as "being touchy" on my part is more a desire for sharing information than a defensive response.
Your comment was more about the (bot) notifications than the badges, but my goal was to provide you with a global picture of the (now) Hivebuzz project.
As far as elyaque is concerned, I know very well what he did and when he did it. My project was already in progress but not yet finished and he did indeed take me short of a few weeks. When great minds meet...
Everyone creates their own reality, including me, based on the information they have. Hence the interest in sharing these so that everyone can broaden their horizon.
End of philosophizing
Merry Christmas to you 🎅