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Ask HN: Not able to Show HN
I submitted a url, did not know of Show HN by the time I posted. Now I can't submit the link again as Show HN, neither can I edit the existing post. Any workaround to show HN an existing post without "Show HN".
- gus_massa 10y agoAre you referring to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12823449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12823449 ? It looks like a good submission, but I'm still not sure is it's a good "Show HN". Anyway, for this kind of questions it's better to send an email directly t the mods hn@ycombinator.com because sometimes this threads are unnoticed.
- sharma_pradeep 10y agoYes @gus_mussa, I am talking about the same. I appreciate your response. Would love to know why it's not a good "Show HN"? Thanks
- gus_massa 10y agoSorry for the delay, I missed the reply. This is the description of a project you made, anyone can download and try it, so it's inside the conditions of a ShowHN. But it's too similar to a blog post, so I'm not 100% sure ... If it were an interactive online project it would be a clear example of a ShowHN. But it's not necessary that all the ShowHN are interactive. A few month ago dang (one of the moderators) said that also a book can be a good ShowHN. Answer to a question about a ShowHN for a book (read the original thread to get all the context): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8765822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8765822 > The "try out" rule is important, but adjusts to different kinds of project. Hardware, for example, can't be tried out as easily as software. For a book, I suppose a sample chapter or two would be a fair way of trying it out. So I guess this is a possible ShowHN. Good luck with the project.