https://marco.org/2011/03/08/but-in-my-defense-heavy-write-loads-seemed-like
But in my defense, heavy write loads seemed like the last thing Pinboard would ever face. It was my experience that people approached an online purchase of six dollars with the same deliberation and thoughtfulness they might bring to bear when buying a new car. Prospective users would hand-wring for weeks on Twitter and send us closely-worded, punctilious lists of questions before creating an account.
— Maciej Ceglowski on how Pinboard handled the Delicious exodus