Now watch this: My HN account? Nope... sorry to inform you, but I'm just weird. Anyone who knows me will attest to that. I'm generally far too full of energy, but depending on the occasion oscillate between a playful and pensive writing style. Here's my quora page, and a blog post I did earlier this year if you want to cross-check. You'll notice there's a healthy mix of both "caffeinated" and "decaffeinated" Sara. Let me know if you'd like to see any more writing samples :). - https://www.quora.com/Sara-Itani - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lightswitch/archive/2014/04/17/scala...
Waitaminute... What just happened?!! CAN'T RESOLVE... COGNITIVE... DISSONANCE... MIND... IMPLODING!!!!
It's not so hard, actually. Both writing styles are pretty similar - one is simply more staccato and contains over-the-top faux-dialog with the reader. Usually if I'm trying to construct a convincing argument or reason about an idea while I'm writing it, my writing will turn out more pensive. If I'm super excited (as I was when people were posting awesome feedback,) or trying to get/keep someone's attention - it'll be more energetic/playful. If I want to do both, I'll combine the two.
Make sense? Awesome.
Apologies for the confusion :-). You may now return to your regularly scheduled HN thread.
EDIT: oops - got distracted trying to prove I'm me, and forgot to address the more important part of your message. Thanks so much for the feedback, even if you couldn't take the survey :)