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Well if there is editorial independence, will we still see posts for when YC companies are looking to hire people, where you can't leave a comment, I am guessin
by larrys 11y ago
Well if there is editorial independence, will we still see posts for when YC companies are looking to hire people, where you can't leave a comment, I am guessing for fear of creating noise that is not helpful to the hiring process?
And will YC companies still get what appears to be preferential placement ("appears to be") for stories? [1] Some "more equal" than others?
If this is true independence then those benefits would be extended and/or eliminated.
[1] Or do stories about YC companies simple get more upvotes because of the balance in the community here toward people working at YC companies?
- dang 11y agoYou shouldn't see anything change, because we haven't been subject to editorial pressure in the first place. The job ads will still be a thing but in my mind they're off to the side. We're not going to open them to comments because HN comments are for discussing intellectually interesting stories, which job ads aren't—they're job ads. If you want to make claims about preferential placement (and yes I realize you're just saying "appears", but still, people are quick to believe these things), I'd appreciate concrete links so we can look into them. We try hard to be even-handed and when there are marginal calls, err on the side of not playing favorites. YC founders and current/former employees are a large and valued part of this community, stories about YC startups often are interesting (by HN's definition), and lots of HN users like to follow them in particular, so of course you'll still see plenty of YC-related stories on the front page. It would be weird not to. Of course those stories are subject to upvoting and flagging as much as the others are.