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Are you ok with that? Why are pepole ok with sharing other people things, but it is not ok to share your own things?

by trtmrt 11y ago

CarolineW 11y ago
You're not listening. Other people do share their own stuff, and don't get banned, and the items don't get flagged. GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES!
ctdonath 11y ago
There's a difference between "hey, I found something y'all might find interesting" vs "hey, I wrote something and I'm trying to promote it".
- DanBC 11y ago
  And HN is fine with "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". HN is not fine with "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". [repeat]
detaro 11y ago
It is ok to share your own stuff. I mean, look at the submission history of the guy you are responding to ;) minimaxir posts tons of his own content, but it is good content, and he also participates on the site otherwise. Also, agreed with CarolineW. Show examples.
- minimaxir 11y ago
  The key word the OP mentioned is only: Here is his example account: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=grisanik https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=grisanik All submissions are from one domain, and there are barely any comments.
  - detaro 11y ago
    IMHO (as a user, but one that you'll often find in the new-queue) what is critical here that a) none of these got any user engagement (ok, some got an upvote or two and a single one actually managed to attract a comment) b) despite this, there is a constant stream of several submissions per week c) the user didn't comment on other articles, but just "dropped off" their content EDIT: regarding the last edit: I don't care for Musk-news either, but if it is not spammed and not duplicate I have no reason to flag it, and apparently enough people care to upvote it. I upvote if people submit something cool they made. Others do as well, the stuff many people find cool rises. "I just added a tiny boring feature to my boring app", not so much.
  - ctdonath 11y ago
    Looks like someone's just reflexively promoting their own blog, which contains content largely uninteresting to HN. grisanik posted 3 comments (actual participation) but submitted 30 links (nearly all self-promotion). The applicable adjective is not compelling nor interesting, but relentless.

Are you ok with that? Why are pepole ok with sharing other people things, but it is not ok to share your own things?

by trtmrt 11y ago

Are you ok with that? Why are pepole ok with sharing other people things, but it is not ok to share your own things?

You're not listening. Other people do share their own stuff, and don't get banned, and the items don't get flagged. GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES!

ctdonath 11y ago

There's a difference between "hey, I found something y'all might find interesting" vs "hey, I wrote something and I'm trying to promote it".

DanBC 11y ago
And HN is fine with "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". HN is not fine with "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". "Hey, I made something and I'm trying to promote it". [repeat]

detaro 11y ago

It is ok to share your own stuff. I mean, look at the submission history of the guy you are responding to ;) minimaxir posts tons of his own content, but it is good content, and he also participates on the site otherwise. Also, agreed with CarolineW. Show examples.

minimaxir 11y ago
The key word the OP mentioned is only: Here is his example account: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=grisanik https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=grisanik All submissions are from one domain, and there are barely any comments.
- detaro 11y ago
  IMHO (as a user, but one that you'll often find in the new-queue) what is critical here that a) none of these got any user engagement (ok, some got an upvote or two and a single one actually managed to attract a comment) b) despite this, there is a constant stream of several submissions per week c) the user didn't comment on other articles, but just "dropped off" their content EDIT: regarding the last edit: I don't care for Musk-news either, but if it is not spammed and not duplicate I have no reason to flag it, and apparently enough people care to upvote it. I upvote if people submit something cool they made. Others do as well, the stuff many people find cool rises. "I just added a tiny boring feature to my boring app", not so much.
- ctdonath 11y ago
  Looks like someone's just reflexively promoting their own blog, which contains content largely uninteresting to HN. grisanik posted 3 comments (actual participation) but submitted 30 links (nearly all self-promotion). The applicable adjective is not compelling nor interesting, but relentless.